S 1644 - Nysa, silver, cistophori (85-61 BCE)
From SILVER
85 BCE - 61 BCE Silver 24,157 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Cista mystica with serpent, all within ivy wreath |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ANTI / OXOΣ / AΛE (Greek).Bowcase between two serpents. Controls: to left, star above NVΣ, to right, Dionysos standing facing, holding thyrsos and with panther to right, IE (date) to upper right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Nysa | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 85 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 61 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 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 | 12.30 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | cistophorus
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
S1644 Nysa cistophori.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Metcalf 20151Metcalf 2015 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 4709 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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 | 31 | 81.58 | 31 | 56.36 | 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 |
| 2 | 2 | 5.26 | 4 | 7.27 | 2, 29 |
| 3 | 2 | 5.26 | 6 | 10.91 | 21, 31 |
| 4 | 1 | 2.63 | 4 | 7.27 | 26 |
| 5 | 2 | 5.26 | 10 | 18.18 | 5, 27 |
| Total | 38 of 38 | 99.99 | 55 of 55 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 38 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 31 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 51 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 55 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.45 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.08 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.34 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 81.58 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 98.2 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,964,000 |
| 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) | 122.94 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 43.64% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,120.16 |
| 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 | 24,157 kg <br /> 24,157 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 2,800.41 |
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