AC 270a - Side, silver, obols (375-333 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 7804


375 BCE - 333 BCE Silver 1,344 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of a lion to left.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, pendant earring and necklace.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Side Ancient regionAncient region.: Pamphylia 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. 375 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 333 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 0.80 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: obol Nomisma.org StandardStandard.:
Image
AC270a Side.jpeg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Atlan 19671Atlan 1967
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: RQEMAC2RQEMAC, n° 270a
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 14 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. 
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 15 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 16
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 1.14 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.07
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.07 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  84.02 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  1,680,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 112 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00001
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) % Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  380.86
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  1,344 kg <br /> 1,344 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  952.15
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Atlan, Sabahat (1967), Untersuchungen über die sidetischen Münzen des V. und IV. Jahrhunderts v. Chr., Ankara, 181 p., 12 pl.
  2. ^  Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.