Thasos, silver, tetradrachms (390-335 BCE) Meadows
From SILVER
390 BCE - 335 BCE Silver 19,911 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bearded head of Dionysos right, wearing wreath of ivy with berries |
| Reverse: | ΘAΣION to left (Greek).Herakles, wearing lion skin, kneeling right, drawing bow, rose to right, all within linear square in incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Thasos | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 390 BCE | to | 335 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 15.10 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Thraco-Macedonian |
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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.]]1Ashton et al. 2002, p. 161-164 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 1751, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 6, n° 342 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 21 | 53.85 | 21 | 28 | 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 |
| 2 | 10 | 25.64 | 20 | 26.67 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 17, 24, 30, 32 |
| 3 | 4 | 10.26 | 12 | 16 | 19, 21, 28, 33 |
| 4 | 1 | 2.56 | 4 | 5.33 | 15 |
| 5 | 1 | 2.56 | 5 | 6.67 | 13 |
| 6 | 1 | 2.56 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 7 | 1 | 2.56 | 7 | 9.33 | 9 |
| Total | 39 of 39 | 99.99 | 75 of 75 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 39 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 21 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 54 | Number of coins (n) | 75 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.92 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.39 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.38 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 53.85 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 65.93 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,318,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 81.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 72% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,275.14 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 19,911 kg <br /> 19,911 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 5,687.85 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Ashton, Richard - Hardwick, Nicholas - Kinns, Philip - Konuk, Koray - Meadows, Andrew (2002), "The Pixodarus Hoard (CH 9.421)", Coin Hoards, IX, RNS Spec. Publ. 35, London, p. 159-243.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, volume 6 : handbook of coins of the islands: Adriatic, Ionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus), sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 358 p.
