S 1601 - Olbia (?) (Koson), silver, drachms (c. 50-40 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 11129


50 BCE - 40 BCE Silver 83 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver over her shoulder, all at the center of a Macedonian shield ornamented with stars within crescents.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΚΟΣΩΝ / ΔΡΟΥΕΙΣ (Greek).Club to right, around, oak wreath with ties to left, to left of the ties, thunderbolt
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Olbia Ancient regionAncient region.: Scythia Modern countryModern country: Ukraine 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: Koson of Dacia, Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BCE)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 50 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 40 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 4.30 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
S1601 Koson type 1.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Fischer-Bossert 2016b1Fischer-Bossert 2016b, Type A
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
37 1 100 37 100 1
Total 1 of 1 100 37 of 37 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 1 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. 
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 1 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 37
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 37 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 37
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  0.96 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  19,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 1.03 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00193
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) % Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  77,083.33
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  83 kg <br /> 83 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  192,708.33
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (2016), "ΚΟΣΩΝ ΔΡΟΥΕΙΣ", in: H. Schwarzer and H.-H. Nieswandt (eds), "Man kann es sich nicht prächtig genug vorstellen!" Festschrift für Dieter Salzmann zum 65. Geburtstag, I, Münster, p. 87-102.