AC 230 - Samos, silver, tetradrachm, 499-439 BC
From SILVER
499 BCE - 439 BCE Silver 13,590 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Lion's scalp facing. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣA (Greek).Forepart of bull right, in upper field, ΣΑ. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Samos | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Ionia (islands) | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 499 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 439 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic and Classical |
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 | 13.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC230 Samos.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Barron 19661Barron 1966, variétés 1-97. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 62HGC 6, n° 1185-1186, Sear II3Sear II, n° 4624-4626, 4629, 4633, RQEMAC4RQEMAC, n° 230 | ||
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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 | 17 | 38.64 | 17 | 10.12 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 26, 27, 30, 37, 41, 43 |
| 2 | 6 | 13.64 | 12 | 7.14 | 1, 6, 8, 24, 34, 44 |
| 3 | 4 | 9.09 | 12 | 7.14 | 15, 20, 22, 33 |
| 4 | 2 | 4.55 | 8 | 4.76 | 38, 39 |
| 5 | 6 | 13.64 | 30 | 17.86 | 9, 10, 12, 13, 29, 32 |
| 7 | 1 | 2.27 | 7 | 4.17 | 14 |
| 8 | 3 | 6.82 | 24 | 14.29 | 23, 28, 40 |
| 9 | 1 | 2.27 | 9 | 5.36 | 23, 28, 40 |
| 11 | 1 | 2.27 | 11 | 6.55 | 31 |
| 12 | 1 | 2.27 | 12 | 7.14 | 25 |
| 13 | 2 | 4.55 | 26 | 15.48 | 36, 42 |
| Total | 44 of 44 | 100.01 | 168 of 168 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 44 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 17 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 96 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 168 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.82 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.75 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.18 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 38.64 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 51.87 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,037,400 |
| 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) | 59.61 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00016 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 89.88% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 6,477.73 |
| 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 | 13,590 kg <br /> 13,590 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 16,194.33 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Barron, John Penrose (1966), The Silver Coins of Samos, London, xii, 244 p., 32 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, volume 6 : handbook of coins of the islands: Adriatic, Iionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus), sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 358 p.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
