Cnidus, silver, trihemiobols (530-520 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7508

530 - 520 Silver 363 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

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

Cnidus

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Caria

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:

Chronology

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

530

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

520

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	Silver	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:	trihemiobol	StandardStandard.:
Mode weightMode of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).:	1,7-9<ul><li>No units of measurement were declared for this property.</li> <!--br--><li>",7-9" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.</li></ul>

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	H.A. Cahn1H.A. Cahn, Knidos. Die Münzen des sechsten und des fünften Jahrhunderts v. Chr., Berlin, 1970.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

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	2	20	2	1.82	5, 7
2	2	20	4	3.64	8, 9
3	1	10	3	2.73	6
4	1	10	4	3.64	10
6	1	10	6	5.45	4
26	1	10	26	23.64	3
27	1	10	27	24.55	2
38	1	10	38	34.55	1
Total	10 of 10	100	110 of 110	100.02

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	10	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	2
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	22	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	110
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	11	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	5
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	2.2	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	20 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	10.08	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	201,600
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)	11	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00055
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	98.18%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	21,825.4
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	0 kg <br /> 363 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	54,563.49

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