AC 202 - Arcadia (Arcadian League), silver, obols (455-428 BCE)
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455 BCE - 428 BCE Silver 920 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Zeus Lykaios seated left, holding scepter, eagle flying left from his hand. |
| Reverse: | Head of Kallisto right within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Arcadia (various mints) | Ancient region: | Peloponnesus | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Arcadian league |
Chronology
| From | 455 BCE | to | 428 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.80 | 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° 141, 144-6, 153-4, 164-5, 173, 182-4, 190-5, 215, 226-7, 229, 267-74, 296-8 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 5, n° 923, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 202 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 16 | 51.61 | 16 | 29.09 | 68, 98, 99, 100, 107, 119, 125, 133, 144, 154, 179, 182, 184, 199, 200, 201 |
| 2 | 9 | 29.03 | 18 | 32.73 | 73, 95, 112, 113, 130, 134, 153, 156, 180 |
| 3 | 5 | 16.13 | 15 | 27.27 | 106, 131, 132, 181, 183 |
| 6 | 1 | 3.23 | 6 | 10.91 | 124 |
| Total | 31 of 31 | 100 | 55 of 55 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 31 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | NC"NC" is not a number. | Number of coins (n) | 55 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.77 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 51.61 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 57.48 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,149,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 71.04 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00005 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 70.91% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,913.71 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 920 kg <br /> 920 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 4,784.27 |
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.
