H 78 - Cabyle, bronze (Heracles/Artemis phosphoros) (250-183 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 4853

250 BCE - 183 BCE Bronze

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	KABY (Greek).Artemis Phosphoros with torches

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Cabyle

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Thrace

Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria

AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

250 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

183 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Bronze

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

1.80

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

StandardStandard.:

Image

File:RQEMH 78 - Cabyle, bronze, NC, 250-204-183 BC.jpg

RQEMH 78 - Cabyle, bronze, NC, 250-204-183 BC.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Draganov 19931Draganov 1993, n° 330.1-588.259.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	RQEMH2RQEMH, n° 78

Obverse dies distribution

FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ	Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	% (n)	Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1	17	31.48	17	6.97	8, 14, 18, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 36, 38, 42, 44, 45, 48, 50, 51, 52
2	9	16.67	18	7.38	5, 19, 27, 32, 33, 39, 41, 49, 54
3	8	14.81	24	9.84	1, 2, 6, 13, 17, 26, 43, 53
4	4	7.41	16	6.56	11, 12, 21, 40
5	3	5.56	15	6.15	4, 22, 47
6	4	7.41	24	9.84	7, 31, 34, 35
8	2	3.7	16	6.56	15, 46
11	3	5.56	33	13.52	10, 20, 25
15	1	1.85	15	6.15	37
18	1	1.85	18	7.38	9
19	1	1.85	19	7.79	16
29	1	1.85	29	11.89	3
Total	54 of 54	100	244 of 244	100.03

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	54	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	17
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	90	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	244
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	4.52	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	2.71
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.67	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	31.48 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	61.19	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	1,223,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O)	69.35	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00020
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	93.03%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	7,975.16
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	19,937.9

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