Athens, silver, tetradrachms (Wappenmünzen) (515-510 BCE)
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515 BCE - 510 BCE Silver 2,453 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Gorgoneion with open mouth and protruding tongue |
| Reverse: | Facing head and forepaws of panther within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Athens | Ancient region: | Attica | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 515 BCE | to | 510 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.35 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Seltman 1924, Group K | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 1835-1836, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 190, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 4, n° 1587 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 16.67 | 1 | 4.35 | 213 |
| 2 | 2 | 33.33 | 4 | 17.39 | 210, 212 |
| 4 | 1 | 16.67 | 4 | 17.39 | 211 |
| 6 | 1 | 16.67 | 6 | 26.09 | 208 |
| 8 | 1 | 16.67 | 8 | 34.78 | 209 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.01 | 23 of 23 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 13 | Number of coins (n) | 23 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.83 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.77 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.17 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.07 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 141,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8.12 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00016 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.65% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,506.36 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,453 kg <br /> 2,453 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 16,265.91 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
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.
- ^ 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.
