AC 200 - Arcadia (Arcadian League), silver, obols (480-455 BCE)
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480 BCE - 455 BCE Silver 610 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Zeus Lykaios seated left, holding eagle alighting to left in his right hand and long scepter in his left. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AP(K) (Greek).Head of Kallisto to left, wearing tainia and necklace and with her hair tied in queue, all 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 | 0.95 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | obol
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC200 Arkadia.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Williams 19651Williams 1965, n° 23-8, 31-2, 53, 68-72, 8-103, 108 and 126. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n°2673, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 200 | ||
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 | 9 | 40.91 | 9 | 17.65 | 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 38, 52, 69, 86bis |
| 2 | 5 | 22.73 | 10 | 19.61 | 19, 49, 50, 65, 66 |
| 3 | 4 | 18.18 | 12 | 23.53 | 18, 25, 53, 73 |
| 4 | 2 | 9.09 | 8 | 15.69 | 51, 67 |
| 6 | 2 | 9.09 | 12 | 23.53 | 43, 68 |
| Total | 22 of 22 | 100 | 51 of 51 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 22 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | NC"NC" is not a number. | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 51 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.32 | 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 | 40.91 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 32.08 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 641,600 |
| 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) | 38.69 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00008 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 82.35% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 3,179.55 |
| 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 | 610 kg <br /> 610 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 7,948.88 |
Remarks
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.
