S 757 - Cydonia, silver, didrachms (320-270 BCE)
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|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Mint=Cydonia | |Mint=Cydonia | ||
− | |Date from=330 | + | |Ancient region=Crete |
− | |Date to=270 | + | |Date from=330 BCE |
+ | |Date to=270 BCE | ||
|Period=Classical and Hellenistic | |Period=Classical and Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=didrachm | |Denomination=didrachm | ||
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|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=757 | |RQEM reference number=757 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=M. I. Stefanakis, Studies in the coinages of Crete with particular reference to Kydonia [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], London University, 1997, p. 76-85, no. 130-164 (didrachme, période II, groupes 1-2). | ||
|Number of obverse dies=8 | |Number of obverse dies=8 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=25 | |Number of reverse dies=25 |
Revision as of 20:52, 29 January 2023
330 BCE - 270 BCE Silver 1,310 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Diktynna left or right, wearing earring and vine and grapes wreath. (In the field, monogram or NEYANTOΣ ΕΠΟΕΙ). |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΚΥΔΩΝ (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Cydonia | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Crete | 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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 330 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 270 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical and Hellenistic |
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.: | didrachm | StandardStandard.: |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | M. I. Stefanakis1 | ||
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). |
3 | 1 | 12.5 | 3 | 1.95 | |
7 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 9.09 | |
14 | 1 | 12.5 | 14 | 9.09 | |
15 | 1 | 12.5 | 15 | 9.74 | |
23 | 1 | 12.5 | 23 | 14.94 | |
32 | 1 | 12.5 | 32 | 20.78 | |
53 | 1 | 12.5 | 53 | 34.42 | |
Total | 8 of 8 | 100 | 154 of 154 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 25 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 154 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 19.25 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 6.16 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 3.13 | 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 | 7.8 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 156,000 |
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) | 8.44 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00099 |
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 | 39,487.18 |
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 /> 1,310 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 98,717.95 |
Remarks
References
- ^ M. I. Stefanakis