Athens, silver, didrachms (Wappenmünzen) (545-515 BCE)
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545 BCE - 515 BCE Silver 9,527 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Gorgoneion facing with open mouth and protruding tongue |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse square, diagonally divided |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Athens | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Attica | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 545 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 515 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 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 | 8.45 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | didrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
AC189 Athens Wappenmünzen.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Seltman 19241Seltman 1924, Groups B and D | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 1829, 1832, 1834, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 189 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 46.34 | 19 | 18.1 | 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 51, 52, 53 |
| 2 | 7 | 17.07 | 14 | 13.33 | 18, 20, 24, 30, 50, 57, 59 |
| 3 | 4 | 9.76 | 12 | 11.43 | 15, 16, 46, 58 |
| 4 | 3 | 7.32 | 12 | 11.43 | 6, 54, 60 |
| 5 | 2 | 4.88 | 10 | 9.52 | 26, 49 |
| 6 | 5 | 12.2 | 30 | 28.57 | 29, 47, 48, 56, 61 |
| 8 | 1 | 2.44 | 8 | 7.62 | 55 |
| Total | 41 of 41 | 100.01 | 105 of 105 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 41 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 19 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 40 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 105 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.56 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.63 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.98 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 46.34 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 56.37 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,127,400 |
| 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) | 67.27 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 81.9% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 3,725.39 |
| 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 | 9,527 kg <br /> 9,527 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 9,313.46 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Seltman, Charles T. (1924), Athens. Its History and Coinage before the Persian, Cambridge, 228 p., 24 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
