AC 140 - Maroneia, silver, triobols (386-347 BCE)
From SILVER
386 BCE - 347 BCE Silver 1,875 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | MAPΩ (Greek).Forepart of a horse right. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Grape cluster within dotted 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. | 386 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 347 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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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 | 2.45 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | triobol
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC140 Maroneia.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Schönert-Geiss 19871Schönert-Geiss 1987, n° 507-595. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMAC2RQEMAC, n° 140 | ||
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 | 11 | 32.35 | 11 | 6.92 | 9, 18, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 |
| 2 | 4 | 11.76 | 8 | 5.03 | 1, 11, 15, 23 |
| 3 | 5 | 14.71 | 15 | 9.43 | 2, 8, 17, 21, 24 |
| 4 | 1 | 2.94 | 4 | 2.52 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 2.94 | 5 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 5.88 | 12 | 7.55 | 4, 22 |
| 7 | 1 | 2.94 | 7 | 4.4 | 13 |
| 8 | 3 | 8.82 | 24 | 15.09 | 5, 14, 16 |
| 9 | 1 | 2.94 | 9 | 5.66 | 20 |
| 10 | 2 | 5.88 | 20 | 12.58 | 6, 12 |
| 11 | 1 | 2.94 | 11 | 6.92 | 19 |
| 14 | 1 | 2.94 | 14 | 8.81 | 25 |
| 19 | 1 | 2.94 | 19 | 11.95 | 3 |
| Total | 34 of 34 | 99.98 | 159 of 159 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 34 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 11 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 58 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 159 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.68 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.74 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.71 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 32.35 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 38.26 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 765,200 |
| 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) | 43.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00021 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 93.08% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 8,311.55 |
| 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 | 1,875 kg <br /> 1,875 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 20,778.88 |
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