Rhodes, silver, drachms (84-43 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 9133

84 BCE - 43 BCE Silver 11,833 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	P-O - KPITOKΛHΣ (Greek).Rose seen from above, below to left, grain ear

Mint and issuing power

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

Rhodes

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Caria (islands)

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:

Rhodian power

Chronology

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

84 BCE

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

43 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Silver

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

4.10

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

drachma

StandardStandard.:

Image

S982 Rhodes drachms.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Ashton - Weiss 19971Ashton - Weiss 1997
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear II2Sear II, n° 5067-5069, HGC 63HGC 6, n° 1456
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhodes ashton weiss 1997 1-351

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	40	33.33	40	9.39
2	25	20.83	50	11.74
3	9	7.5	27	6.34
4	14	11.67	56	13.15
5	10	8.33	50	11.74
6	7	5.83	42	9.86
7	6	5	42	9.86
8	2	1.67	16	3.76
9	1	0.83	9	2.11
11	2	1.67	22	5.16
15	1	0.83	15	3.52
17	1	0.83	17	3.99
18	1	0.83	18	4.23
22	1	0.83	22	5.16
Total	120 of 120	99.98	426 of 426	100.01

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	120	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	40
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	343	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	426
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	3.55	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.24
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	2.86	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	33.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	144.31	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	2,886,200
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)	167.06	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00015
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	90.61%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	5,903.96
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	11,833 kg <br /> 11,833 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	14,759.89

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