Side, silver, double sigloi (pomegranate/Athena) (460-410 BCE)
From SILVER
460 BCE - 410 BCE Silver 6,553 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Pomegranate, to upper right field, forepart of lion left. |
| Reverse: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Side | Ancient region: | Pamphylia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 460 BCE | to | 410 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 10.80 | Denomination: | stater , double siglos
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Standard: | Persian |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Atlan 1967, n° 1-2, 4-8, 13-23, 31-7. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 5423-5425, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 268 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 15 | 60 | 15 | 17.44 | 1, 5, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 31, 32, 33, 34 |
| 2 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 9.3 | 6, 8, 16, 36 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3.49 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.65 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.81 | 35 |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6.98 | 22 |
| 10 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11.63 | 4 |
| 35 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 40.7 | 37 |
| Total | 25 of 25 | 100 | 86 of 86 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 25 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 15 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 86 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.44 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 60 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 30.34 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 606,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 35.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 82.56% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,669.08 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 6,553 kg <br /> 6,553 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 14,172.71 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Atlan, Sabahat (1967), Untersuchungen über die sidetischen Münzen des V. und IV. Jahrhunderts v. Chr., Ankara, 181 p., 12 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
