AC 200 - Arcadia (Arcadian League), silver, obols (480-455 BCE)
From SILVER
480 BCE - 455 BCE Silver 610 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Zeus Lykaios seated left, holding eagle alighting to left in his right hand and long scepter in his left. |
| 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
| Mint: | Arcadia (various mints) | Ancient region: | Peloponnesus | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Arcadian league |
Chronology
| From | 480 BCE | to | 455 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.95 | 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.]]1Williams 1965, n° 23-8, 31-2, 53, 68-72, 8-103, 108 and 126. | ||
| 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°2673, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 200 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 22 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | NC"NC" is not a number. | Number of coins (n) | 51 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.32 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40.91 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 32.08 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 641,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 38.69 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00008 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 82.35% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,179.55 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 610 kg <br /> 610 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 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.
