S 1919 - Phocis (various mints) (Phocian League), silver, obols (510-460)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 13346


510 BCE - 460 BCE Silver 1,890 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: (Head of bull facing).
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Boar left
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Phocis (various mints) Ancient regionAncient region.: Phocis Modern countryModern country: Greece 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: Phocian League
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 510 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 460 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic and Classical
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 0.90 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: obol Nomisma.org StandardStandard.:
Image
S1919 Phocis obols Gr. I-II.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Williams 19721Williams 1972, p. 72-96 (Periods I-II)
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear I2Sear I, n° 2349, HGC 43HGC 4, n° 1052



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).
1 36 45.57 36 16.67 6, 7, 24, 27, 29, 32, 34, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 68, 71, 73, 74, 77, 78, 93, 94, 97, 98, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116
2 15 18.99 30 13.89 10, 30, 35, 37, 38, 41, 48, 61, 63, 70, 72, 76, 95, 96, 112
3 9 11.39 27 12.5 8, 21, 25, 28, 31, 62, 69, 75, 102
4 4 5.06 16 7.41 9, 66, 67, 92
5 5 6.33 25 11.57 26, 49, 65, 88, 90
6 4 5.06 24 11.11 22, 23, 36, 91
7 1 1.27 7 3.24 86
8 3 3.8 24 11.11 33, 47, 89
9 1 1.27 9 4.17 103
18 1 1.27 18 8.33 87
Total 79 of 79 100.01 216 of 216 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 79 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  36
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 216
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 2.73 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)  45.57 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  105 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  2,100,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 124.55 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00010
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 83.33% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  4,114.29
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  1,890 kg <br /> 1,890 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  10,285.71
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation There is one single half-obol too: p. 82, n° 75 (obv. 54)

References

  1. ^  Williams, Roderick T. (1972), The silver coinage of the Phokians, RNS Spec. Publ. 7, London, ix + 138 p., 16 pl.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
  3. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2014), Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4. Northern and Central Greece : Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris and Corinthia, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, lxxi, 563 p.