Taras, gold, obols (1/12th staters) (320-272 BCE)
From SILVER
320 BCE - 272 BCE Gold 683 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Kopf des jugendlichen Herakles im Löwenfell rechts |
| Reverse: | TAPAN (G9) ; TAPAS (G34) ; TAPANTINΩN (G64) ; AΠOΛ (G70-71) (Greek).Delphinreiter n. links, in der Rechten Kantharos und in der Linken Dreizack haltend. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Taras | Ancient region: | Calabria | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 320 BCE | to | 272 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
|
Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
|
Median weight in grams | 0.70 | Denomination: | obol , 1/12th stater
|
Standard: |
Image
_(320-272_BCE).jpg)
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Fischer-Bossert 1999, p. 352-374, G9, G34, G46, G64, G71-72. | ||
| Coin series reference: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 2.08 | 40, 52 |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3.13 | 58 |
| 45 | 1 | 20 | 45 | 46.88 | 8 |
| 46 | 1 | 20 | 46 | 47.92 | 30 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 96 of 96 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of reverse dies (r) | % (r) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3.13 | 46;64;72 |
| 3 | 1 | 16.67 | 3 | 3.13 | 71 |
| 45 | 2 | 33.33 | 90 | 93.75 | 9;34 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100 | 96 of 96 | 100.01 |
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 96 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 19.2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 16 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.88 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 97,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.27 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00098 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 39,344.26 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 683 kg <br /> 683 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 98,360.66 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (1999), Chronologie der Didrachmenprägung von Tarent, 510-280 v. Chr., Berlin, De Gruyter, xvii, 495 p., [84] pl.
