Aegeae, bronze, 3g (bearded Heracles/club & quiver) (164-75 BCE)
From SILVER
164 BCE - 75 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Herakles to right, bearded. (Border of dots.) |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AIΓEAIΩN THΣ IEPAΣ above, KAI AVTONOMOV (Greek).Club and quiver, monogram to left |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Aegeae | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cilicia | 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. | 164 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 75 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 3.00 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
Image
Aegeae_Heracles_club.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Bloesch 19821Bloesch 1982, p. 53-96, pl. 17-22. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 5519, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 265 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 81.48 | 22 | 64.71 | 73, 78, 79, 80, 102, 190, 194, 195, 196, 197, 201, 211, 212, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259 |
| 2 | 3 | 11.11 | 6 | 17.65 | 74, 76, 202 |
| 3 | 2 | 7.41 | 6 | 17.65 | 191, 198 |
| Total | 27 of 27 | 100 | 34 of 34 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 27 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 22 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 27 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 34 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.26 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.26 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 81.48 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 102.49 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 2,049,800 |
| 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) | 131.14 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 35.29% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 663.48 |
| 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 | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 1,658.7 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Bloesch, Hansjörg (1982), Hellenislic Coins of Aegeae (Cilicia), in ANSMN, 27, p. 53-96, pl. 17-22.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
