AC 201 - Arcadia (Arcadian League), silver, triobols (455-418 BCE)
From SILVER
455 BCE - 418 BCE Silver 7,040 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Zeus seated left holding eagle and scepter. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | [A]PK[A] (Greek).Female head left, the hair combed forward and tied in a bow at the forehead. |
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. | 455 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 418 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 | 2.90 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | triobol
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC201 Arkadia.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Williams 19651Williams 1965, n° 127-140, 142-3, 147-52, 155-63, 166-72, 174-81, 185-9, 196-214, 216-25, 228, 230-66, 275-95, 299-312 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 52HGC 5, n° 915, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 201 | ||
| 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 | 40 | 41.24 | 40 | 13.2 | 81, 88, 89, 94, 96, 97, 102, 103, 117, 118, 120, 127, 128, 129, 142, 143, 145, 147, 149bis, 151, 152, 160, 163, 166, 168, 169, 170, 172, 174, 175, 176, 178, 185, 189, 192, 197, 198, 203, 205, 207 |
| 2 | 18 | 18.56 | 36 | 11.88 | 55, 90, 101, 114, 123, 138, 140, 148, 149, 150, 155, 171, 173, 177, 193, 196, 206, 208 |
| 3 | 9 | 9.28 | 27 | 8.91 | 87, 109, 116, 122, 126, 167, 186, 195, 202 |
| 4 | 8 | 8.25 | 32 | 10.56 | 91, 110, 111, 137, 146, 164, 187, 190 |
| 5 | 5 | 5.15 | 25 | 8.25 | 92, 141, 191, 194, 204 |
| 6 | 7 | 7.22 | 42 | 13.86 | 104, 115, 136, 139, 157, 165, 188 |
| 7 | 3 | 3.09 | 21 | 6.93 | 105, 108, 161 |
| 9 | 4 | 4.12 | 36 | 11.88 | 93, 158, 162, 209 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.03 | 10 | 3.3 | 121 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.03 | 12 | 3.96 | 135 |
| 22 | 1 | 1.03 | 22 | 7.26 | 159 |
| Total | 97 of 97 | 100 | 303 of 303 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 97 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 40 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | NC"NC" is not a number. | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 303 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.12 | 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 | 41.24 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 121.38 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 2,427,600 |
| 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) | 142.67 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 86.8% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,992.59 |
| 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 | 7,040 kg <br /> 7,040 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 12,481.46 |
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.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2011), Handbook of Greek Coins 5. Coins of the Peloponnesos, Achaia, Phleiasia, Sikyonia, Elis, Triphylia, Messenia, Lakonia, Argolis, and Arkadia, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster (PA), 2011.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
