Aphrodisias-Plarasa, silver, drachms (Aphrodite/eagle) (100-30 BCE)
From SILVER
100 BCE - 30 BCE Silver 2,164 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Veiled and draped bust of Aphrodite to right, wearing stephane. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠΛΑΡΑΣΕΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΦΡΟΔΙΣΙΕΩΝ (Greek).[ΠΛΑΡΑΣΕΩΝ Κ]ΑΙ ΑΦΡΟΔΙΦΣΙΩΝ / ΜΥ/ΩN - Ξ[Ε]/N[O]/ΚP[A]/TH[Σ] / M[E]/ΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ Eagle with spread wings standing right on thunderbolt. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Aphrodisias | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Caria | 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. | 100 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 30 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 | 3.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | MacDonald 19921MacDonald 1992, types n° 2-26. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 4794, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 239 | ||
| 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 | 40 | 10 | 12.35 | 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 24, 25, 26 |
| 2 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 12.35 | 2, 3, 9, 16, 23 |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7.41 | 8, 19 |
| 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 14.81 | 18, 20, 22 |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7.41 | 17 |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8.64 | 4 |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11.11 | 14 |
| 10 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12.35 | 11 |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13.58 | 21 |
| Total | 25 of 25 | 100 | 81 of 81 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 25 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 10 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 52 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 81 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.24 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.56 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.08 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 30.91 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 618,200 |
| 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) | 36.16 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00013 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.65% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,241.02 |
| 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 | 2,164 kg <br /> 2,164 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 13,102.56 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ MacDonald, David (1992), The Coinage of Aphrodisias, RNS 23, Londres, types n° 2-26.
- ^ 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.
