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|Ancient region=Caria (islands) | |Ancient region=Caria (islands) | ||
|Authority=Rhodian power | |Authority=Rhodian power | ||
|Date from= | |Date from=404 BCE | ||
|Date to=390 BCE | |Date to=390 BCE | ||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
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|Standard=Chian | |Standard=Chian | ||
|Median weight=1.80 | |Median weight=1.80 | ||
|Die study reference= | |Die study reference=Ashton - Kinns - Konuk - Meadows 2002, p. 150-157, n° 1-201; Ashton 2001, p. 99-100 (408 coins, 95 obv.) | ||
|Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 5030; HGC 6, n° 1426 | |Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 5030; HGC 6, n° 1426 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhodes_ashton_2001_11-24 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhodes_ashton_2001_11-24 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=95 | |||
|Number of singletons=23 | |||
|Number of reverse dies=157 | |||
|Number of coins=395 | |||
|Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | |||
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|Frequency=1 | |||
|Number of dies=23 | |||
|Die name=10,13,15,16,22,23,27,28,29,30,53,56,59,62,68,73,74,75,80,81,82,84,93 | |||
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|Frequency=2 | |||
|Number of dies=17 | |||
|Die name=9,12,14,24,40,48,51,52,57,58,60,63,88,89,90,91,92 | |||
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|Frequency=3 | |||
|Number of dies=11 | |||
|Die name=5,6,7,11,19,32,55,61,65,70,78 | |||
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|Frequency=4 | |||
|Number of dies=13 | |||
|Die name=4,8,17,20,31,34,43,50,54,76,86,87,94 | |||
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|Frequency=5 | |||
|Number of dies=7 | |||
|Die name=39,64,66,67,69,71,79 | |||
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|Frequency=6 | |||
|Number of dies=6 | |||
|Die name=25,36,38,44,49,72 | |||
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|Frequency=7 | |||
|Number of dies=3 | |||
|Die name=41,42,77 | |||
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|Frequency=8 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=1,95 | |||
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|Frequency=9 | |||
|Number of dies=4 | |||
|Die name=2,26,46,84 | |||
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|Frequency=10 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=21,47 | |||
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|Frequency=11 | |||
|Number of dies=3 | |||
|Die name=18,35,85 | |||
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|Frequency=13 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=37 | |||
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|Frequency=14 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=3,33 | |||
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|Die name=45 | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:19, 7 June 2023
404 BCE - 390 BCE Silver 3,948 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Helios facing, turned slightly to the right |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΡΟΔΙΟΝ (retrograde) (Greek).Rose, grape bunches on vines flanking, all within incuse square |
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. | 404 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 390 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 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 | 1.80 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | hemidrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard.: | Chian |
Image

S1951 Rhodes hemidrachms.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Ashton - Kinns - Konuk - Meadows 20021Ashton - Kinns - Konuk - Meadows 2002, p. 150-157, n° 1-201, Ashton 20012Ashton 2001, p. 99-100 (408 coins, 95 obv.) | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II3Sear II, n° 5030, HGC 64HGC 6, n° 1426 | ||
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 | 23 | 24.21 | 23 | 5.82 | 10, 13, 15, 16, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 53, 56, 59, 62, 68, 73, 74, 75, 80, 81, 82, 84, 93 |
2 | 17 | 17.89 | 34 | 8.61 | 9, 12, 14, 24, 40, 48, 51, 52, 57, 58, 60, 63, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92 |
3 | 11 | 11.58 | 33 | 8.35 | 5, 6, 7, 11, 19, 32, 55, 61, 65, 70, 78 |
4 | 13 | 13.68 | 52 | 13.16 | 4, 8, 17, 20, 31, 34, 43, 50, 54, 76, 86, 87, 94 |
5 | 7 | 7.37 | 35 | 8.86 | 39, 64, 66, 67, 69, 71, 79 |
6 | 6 | 6.32 | 36 | 9.11 | 25, 36, 38, 44, 49, 72 |
7 | 3 | 3.16 | 21 | 5.32 | 41, 42, 77 |
8 | 2 | 2.11 | 16 | 4.05 | 1, 95 |
9 | 4 | 4.21 | 36 | 9.11 | 2, 26, 46, 84 |
10 | 2 | 2.11 | 20 | 5.06 | 21, 47 |
11 | 3 | 3.16 | 33 | 8.35 | 18, 35, 85 |
13 | 1 | 1.05 | 13 | 3.29 | 37 |
14 | 2 | 2.11 | 28 | 7.09 | 3, 33 |
15 | 1 | 1.05 | 15 | 3.8 | 45 |
Total | 95 of 95 | 100.01 | 395 of 395 | 99.98 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 95 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 23 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 157 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 395 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.16 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.52 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.65 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 24.21 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 109.67 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 2,193,400 |
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) | 125.08 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00018 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.18% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 7,203.43 |
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 | 3,948 kg <br /> 3,948 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 18,008.57 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation