Aetolia (uncertain mint) (Aetolian League), silver, triobols (Atalanta/boar) (220-205 BCE)
From SILVER
220 BCE - 205 BCE Silver 1,528 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Atalanta right. Behind the head, ΛΥ or ΦΙ. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | The Kalydonian boar standing right, head raised, in exergue, spear head below, right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Aetolia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Aetolia | 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: | Aetolian League |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 220 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 205 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.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 2.40 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | triobol
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Tsangari 20071Tsangari 2007, p. 93-97, no. 587-633, p. 101-102, no. 679-691, p. 107, no. 766-769, p. 109, no. 790-794, p. 110-111, no. 802-805. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 42HGC 4, n° 952 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 37.04 | 10 | 9.71 | 20, 21, 24, 25, 33, 35, 37, 41, 42, 46 |
| 2 | 4 | 14.81 | 8 | 7.77 | 22, 31, 40, 45 |
| 3 | 5 | 18.52 | 15 | 14.56 | 23, 34, 38, 39, 44 |
| 5 | 1 | 3.7 | 5 | 4.85 | 36 |
| 6 | 3 | 11.11 | 18 | 17.48 | 30, 32, 43 |
| 8 | 1 | 3.7 | 8 | 7.77 | 29 |
| 11 | 1 | 3.7 | 11 | 10.68 | 28 |
| 13 | 1 | 3.7 | 13 | 12.62 | 27 |
| 15 | 1 | 3.7 | 15 | 14.56 | 26 |
| Total | 27 of 27 | 99.98 | 103 of 103 | 100 |
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 | 10 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 62 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 103 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.81 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.66 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.3 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 37.04 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 31.84 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 636,800 |
| 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) | 36.59 | 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) | 90.29% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 6,469.85 |
| 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 | 1,528 kg <br /> 1,528 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 16,174.62 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Tsangari, Dimitra (2007) Corpus des monnaies d’or, d’argent et de Bronze de la confédération étolienne, Athens, 507 p. : illustrations.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2014), Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4. Northern and Central Greece : Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris and Corinthia, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, lxxi, 563 p.
