AC 181 - Pharsalus, silver, obols (479-425 BCE)
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479 BCE - 425 BCE Silver 256 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena r., wearing earring and Attic helmet decorated with a snake |
| Reverse: | ΦAP (Greek).Head of horse r. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Pharsalus | Ancient region: | Thessaly | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 479 BCE | to | 425 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.90 | Denomination: | obol
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Standard: |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Lavva 2001, n° 4, 7, 10, 14, 20, 22-3, 37, 42, 45 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 2188, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 181 | ||
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 11 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 32 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.91 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 36.36 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 14.2 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 284,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 16.76 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00011 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.5% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,507.04 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 256 kg <br /> 256 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,267.61 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Lavva, Stella (2001), Die Münzprägung von Pharsalos, Saarbrücken, 254 p., 29 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
