S 1687 - Sardis (Persian), silver, sigloi (Group IV: 420-350 BCE) Carradice 1998
From SILVER
420 BCE - 350 BCE Silver
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys and with quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger and strung bow |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse punch |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sardis | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Lydia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 420 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 350 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 5.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | siglos
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StandardStandard.: | Persian |
Image
S1687 Persian sigloi IV.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Carradice 19981Carradice 1998 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | ||
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | ||
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | ||
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | Expression error: Unexpected / operator. | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | |
| 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) | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | ||
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | |
| 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 | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ |
Remarks
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References
- ^ Carradice, Ian A. (1998), "The Dinar Hoard of Persian sigloi", in Richard Ashton and Silvia Hurter (eds.), Studies in Greek Numismatics in Memory of Martin Jessop Price, London, p. 65-81.
