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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=AC237 Cnidus.jpeg | |||
|Image reference=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8259778 | |||
|Obverse description=Forepart of lion to right, with open jaws and outstretched right paw. | |||
|Reverse description=Diademed head of Aphrodite to right, her hair tied at the back in a pony tail, and wearing a pearl necklace; all within an incuse square. | |||
|Mint=Cnidus | |Mint=Cnidus | ||
|Date from=490 | |Ancient region=Caria | ||
|Date to=465 | |Date from=490 BCE | ||
|Date to=465 BCE | |||
|Period=Archaic and Classical | |Period=Archaic and Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=drachma | |Denomination=drachma | ||
| | |Median weight=6.10 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQMAC | |RQEM reference=RQMAC | ||
|RQEM reference number=237 | |RQEM reference number=237 | ||
|Die study reference=Cahn 1970 | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 4833; RQEMAC, n° 237 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/cnidus_cahn_1970_ii; https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/cnidus_cahn_1970_iii | |||
|Number of obverse dies=6 | |Number of obverse dies=6 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=10 | |Number of reverse dies=10 | ||
|Number of coins=152 | |Number of coins=152 | ||
|Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | |||
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|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name=31 | |Die name=31 | ||
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|Frequency=37 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=34 | |||
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|Frequency=40 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=30 | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 15 May 2023
490 BCE - 465 BCE Silver 706 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Forepart of lion to right, with open jaws and outstretched right paw. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Diademed head of Aphrodite to right, her hair tied at the back in a pony tail, and wearing a pearl necklace, all within an incuse square. |
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. | 490 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 465 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic and Classical |
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 | 6.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC237 Cnidus.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Cahn 19701Cahn 1970 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 4833, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 237 | ||
| 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). |
| 11 | 1 | 16.67 | 11 | 7.24 | 29 |
| 19 | 2 | 33.33 | 38 | 25 | 32, 33 |
| 26 | 1 | 16.67 | 26 | 17.11 | 31 |
| 37 | 1 | 16.67 | 37 | 24.34 | 34 |
| 40 | 1 | 16.67 | 40 | 26.32 | 30 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.01 | 152 of 152 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 10 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 152 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 25.33 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 15.2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.67 | 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 | 5.79 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 115,800 |
| 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) | 6.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00131 |
| 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 | 52,504.32 |
| 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 | 706 kg <br /> 706 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 131,260.79 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
