AC 134 - Maroneia, silver, drachms (495-448 BCE)
From SILVER
495 BCE - 448 BCE Silver 1,988 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | MAP(ΩNOΣ) (Greek).Forepart of horse left |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Maroneia | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Thrace | 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. | 495 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 448 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 | 3.75 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | Drachm | StandardStandard.: |
Image
RQMAC 134 - Maroneia, silver, drachma, 495-448 BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Schönert-Geiss 19871Schönert-Geiss 1987, n° 39-71. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMAC2RQEMAC, n° 134 | ||
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 | 9 | 42.86 | 9 | 14.06 | 4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 20, 21 |
| 2 | 1 | 4.76 | 2 | 3.13 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 4.76 | 3 | 4.69 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | 23.81 | 20 | 31.25 | 1, 2, 3, 10, 19 |
| 5 | 2 | 9.52 | 10 | 15.63 | 13, 14 |
| 6 | 2 | 9.52 | 12 | 18.75 | 8, 17 |
| 8 | 1 | 4.76 | 8 | 12.5 | 5 |
| 9 | 1 | 4.76 | 9 | 14.06 | 6 |
| Total | 22 of 21 | 104.75 | 73 of 64 | 114.07 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 21 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 24 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 64 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.05 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.14 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 42.86 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 26.5 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 530,000 |
| 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) | 31.26 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 85.94% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,830.19 |
| 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 | 1,988 kg <br /> 1,988 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 12,075.47 |
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