Taras, gold, triobols (276-272 BCE)
From SILVER
276 BCE - 272 BCE Gold 4,377 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. (In field, NK). |
| Reverse: | (TAPANTINΩN ou AΠOΛ) (Greek).Eagle with spread wings standing right on thunderbolt, below right wing, monogram of AP over spear head slanting downwards to right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Taras | Ancient region: | Calabria | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 276 BCE | to | 272 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 2.15 | Denomination: | triobol
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Standard: | Attic |
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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.]]1Fischer-Bossert 1999, p. 367-371, G47-63 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HN Italy, n° 986 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of reverse dies (r) | % (r) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 17.65 | 3 | 3.09 | 50;53;57 |
| 2 | 2 | 11.76 | 4 | 4.12 | 49;56 |
| 3 | 3 | 17.65 | 9 | 9.28 | 47;48;55 |
| 4 | 1 | 5.88 | 4 | 4.12 | 52 |
| 5 | 2 | 11.76 | 10 | 10.31 | 54;60 |
| 6 | 1 | 5.88 | 6 | 6.19 | 61 |
| 8 | 2 | 11.76 | 16 | 16.49 | 59;62 |
| 14 | 2 | 11.76 | 28 | 28.87 | 51;58 |
| 17 | 1 | 5.88 | 17 | 17.53 | 63 |
| Total | 17 of 17 | 99.98 | 97 of 97 | 100 |
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 10 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 17 | Number of coins (n) | 97 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 9.7 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5.71 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.7 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 10.18 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 203,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 11.15 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00048 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 19,056.97 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 4,377 kg <br /> 4,377 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 47,642.44 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
