AC 181 - Pharsalus, silver, obols (479-425 BCE)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7925

479 BCE - 425 BCE Silver 256 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Head of Athena r., wearing earring and Attic helmet decorated with a snake
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	ΦAP (Greek).Head of horse r.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Pharsalus

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Thessaly

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.

479 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

425 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

0.90

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

obol

StandardStandard.:

Image

AC181 Pharsalus obol.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Lavva 20011Lavva 2001, n° 4, 7, 10, 14, 20, 22-3, 37, 42, 45
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear I2Sear I, n° 2188, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 181

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	4	36.36	4	12.5	23, 25, 26, 28
2	2	18.18	4	12.5	13, 15
3	1	9.09	3	9.38	5
4	2	18.18	8	25	10, 22
6	1	9.09	6	18.75	7
7	1	9.09	7	21.88	3
Total	11 of 11	99.99	32 of 32	100.01

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ^ᵖ (o)	11	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ^ᵖ	4
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)		Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	32
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	2.91	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)		Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ^ᵖ	36.36 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ^ᵖ	14.2	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ^ᵖ	284,000
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)	16.76	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ^ᵖ	0.00011
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ^ᵖ (o = % of O)	87.5%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ^ᵖ	4,507.04
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	256 kg <br /> 256 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 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.