AC 199 - Arcadia (Arcadian League), silver, triobols (480-455 BCE)
From SILVER
480 BCE - 455 BCE Silver 4,888 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Zeus Lykaios seated left, holding scepter, eagle flying left from his hand. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AP, APK or APKAΔIKON (Greek).Head of Kallisto right, wearing tainia, within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Arcadia (various mints) | 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: | Arcadian league |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 480 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 455 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 | 2.95 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | triobole | StandardStandard.: |
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Williams 1965, n° 1-22, 29-30, 33-52, 54-67, 73-97, 104-7 et 109-25. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 2672, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 199 | ||
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 | 23 | 34.33 | 23 | 10.6 | 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 15, 16, 23, 29, 33, 34, 37, 39, 42, 45, 47, 48, 54, 55, 64, 72, 85, 86 |
| 2 | 15 | 22.39 | 30 | 13.82 | 5, 10, 13, 27, 28, 32, 35, 41, 56, 61, 63, 74, 76, 81, 84 |
| 3 | 7 | 10.45 | 21 | 9.68 | 7, 31, 36, 40, 80, 82, 83 |
| 4 | 5 | 7.46 | 20 | 9.22 | 4, 9, 12, 38, 77 |
| 5 | 2 | 2.99 | 10 | 4.61 | 14, 75 |
| 6 | 8 | 11.94 | 48 | 22.12 | 8, 24, 26, 58, 59, 70, 78, 79 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.49 | 7 | 3.23 | 30 |
| 8 | 2 | 2.99 | 16 | 7.37 | 44, 60 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.49 | 9 | 4.15 | 71 |
| 10 | 2 | 2.99 | 20 | 9.22 | 57, 62 |
| 13 | 1 | 1.49 | 13 | 5.99 | 46 |
| Total | 67 of 67 | 100.01 | 217 of 217 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 67 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 23 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | NC"NC" is not a number. | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 217 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.24 | 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 | 34.33 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 82.85 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,657,000 |
| 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) | 96.93 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00013 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 89.4% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,238.38 |
| 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 | 4,888 kg <br /> 4,888 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 13,095.96 |
Remarks
Most likely two workstations
References
- ^ Williams, Roderick T. (1965), The Confederate Coinage of the Arcadians in the Fifth Century B.C. ANSNNM 155, New York, xix, 141, xiv p.
- ^ 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.
