AC 198 - Corinth, silver, stater, 400-350 BC
From SILVER
400 BCE - 350 BCE Silver 42,100 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasos stepping right, (koppa) E below. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Ǝ (Greek).Helmeted head of Athena left, to right, forepart of bull butting left above Ǝ. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Corinth | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Peloponnesus | 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. | 400 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 350 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 | 8.55 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Ravel 19481Ravel 1948, n° 381-982 ( Période IV). | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 42HGC 4, n° 1840, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 198 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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 | 58 | 25.55 | 58 | 183, 184, 190, 193, 194, 195, 196, 200, 209, 221, 222, 224, 226, 227, 229, 230, 231, 233, 234, 236, 238, 241, 243, 246, 250, 254, 259, 265, 267, 269, 270, 271, 273, 274, 275, 276, 289, 313, 326, 328, 331, 335, 353, 355, 363, 364, 367, 370, 377, 381, 382, 384, 388, 390, 392, 394, 399 | |
| 2 | 29 | 12.78 | 58 | 178, 197, 201, 206, 210, 219, 223, 239, 240, 253, 256, 268, 272, 277, 279, 281, 282, 312, 339, 354, 356, 366, 368, 371, 380, 383, 393, 400, 403 | |
| 3 | 26 | 11.45 | 78 | 182, 185, 203, 212, 215, 232, 242, 247, 252, 257, 262, 263, 283, 284, 298, 304, 307, 308, 310, 315, 318, 336, 358, 376, 387, 404 | |
| 4 | 21 | 9.25 | 84 | 191, 211, 214, 217, 235, 251, 260, 278, 300, 311, 325, 330, 332, 341, 357, 369, 373, 385, 395, 396 | |
| 5 | 11 | 4.85 | 55 | 181, 225, 237, 266, 285, 314, 327, 337, 360, 379, 402 | |
| 6 | 18 | 7.93 | 108 | 218, 228, 248, 261, 286, 293, 301, 303, 309, 316, 322, 329, 334, 340, 359, 362, 365, 401 | |
| 7 | 8 | 3.52 | 56 | 180, 204, 207, 216, 299, 323, 324, 397 | |
| 8 | 9 | 3.96 | 72 | 192, 202, 264, 287, 361, 372, 375, 391, 398 | |
| 9 | 6 | 2.64 | 54 | 186, 187, 213, 220, 245, 386 | |
| 10 | 7 | 3.08 | 70 | 179, 189, 208, 280, 290, 317, 343 | |
| 11 | 4 | 1.76 | 44 | 249, 255, 319, 333 | |
| 12 | 5 | 2.2 | 60 | 198, 199, 347, 349, 378 | |
| 13 | 3 | 1.32 | 39 | 306, 320, 346 | |
| 14 | 3 | 1.32 | 42 | 294, 302, 342 | |
| 15 | 2 | 0.88 | 30 | 292, 321 | |
| 16 | 2 | 0.88 | 32 | 296, 350 | |
| 17 | 4 | 1.76 | 68 | 188, 338, 353, 374 | |
| 18 | 1 | 0.44 | 18 | 348 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1.32 | 57 | 288, 297, 305 | |
| 20 | 1 | 0.44 | 20 | 205 | |
| 21 | 1 | 0.44 | 21 | 295 | |
| 25 | 1 | 0.44 | 25 | 258 | |
| 27 | 1 | 0.44 | 27 | 258 | |
| 35 | 1 | 0.44 | 35 | 344 | |
| 44 | 1 | 0.44 | 44 | 351 | |
| 47 | 1 | 0.44 | 47 | 345 | |
| Total | 227 of 227 | 99.97 | 1302 of 1,302 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 227 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 58 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 291 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 1302 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 5.74 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 4.47 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.28 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25.55 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 246.2 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 4,924,000 |
| 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) | 274.93 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00026 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.55% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 10,576.77 |
| 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 | 42,100 kg <br /> 42,100 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 26,441.92 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Ravel, Oscar E. (1948), Les "Poulains" de Corinthe : monographie des statères corinthiens. Tome II: (de 414 à 300 J. C.), London, 310 p., 54 pls.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2014), Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4. Northern and Central Greece : Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris and Corinthia, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, lxxi, 563 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
