Corinth, silver, staters (Pegasus/head of Athena) (500-430 BCE)
From SILVER
500 BCE - 430 BCE Silver 22,365 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | [[Obverse description::Pegasus flying left, below [koppa].]] |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet. All within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Corinth | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Peloponnesus | 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. | 500 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 430 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 BC  , Classical 480-323 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 | 8.55 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Ravel 1936, n° 96-340 (Périodes II-III). | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 4, n° 1822,1825, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 197 | ||
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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 | 37 | 33.04 | 37 | 8.33 | 69, 71, 72, 78, 79, 82, 83, 86, 88, 91, 94, 100, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 124, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 140, 143, 144, 147, 148, 155, 157, 158, 171, 172, 173 |
| 2 | 19 | 16.96 | 38 | 8.56 | 77, 89, 93, 95, 98, 99, 107, 118, 125, 133, 135, 136, 141, 146, 152, 156, 164, 167, 177 |
| 3 | 13 | 11.61 | 39 | 8.78 | 73, 74, 76, 96, 101, 109, 120, 126, 134, 153, 166, 169, 175 |
| 4 | 12 | 10.71 | 48 | 10.81 | 68, 75, 81, 85, 90, 138, 151, 154, 159, 168, 170, 174 |
| 5 | 7 | 6.25 | 35 | 7.88 | 80, 87, 97, 106, 108, 121, 165 |
| 6 | 6 | 5.36 | 36 | 8.11 | 66, 67, 113, 123, 142, 163 |
| 7 | 4 | 3.57 | 28 | 6.31 | 103, 104, 145, 160 |
| 8 | 4 | 3.57 | 32 | 7.21 | 102, 105, 110, 150 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.79 | 18 | 4.05 | 70, 161 |
| 11 | 1 | 0.89 | 11 | 2.48 | 111 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.79 | 24 | 5.41 | 137, 139 |
| 14 | 2 | 1.79 | 28 | 6.31 | 84, 176 |
| 15 | 1 | 0.89 | 15 | 3.38 | 132 |
| 17 | 1 | 0.89 | 17 | 3.83 | 162 |
| 38 | 1 | 0.89 | 38 | 8.56 | 149 |
| Total | 112 of 112 | 100 | 444 of 444 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 112 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 37 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 199 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 444 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.96 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.23 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.78 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.04 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 130.79 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 2,615,800 |
| 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) | 149.78 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 91.67% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 6,789.51 |
| 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 | 22,365 kg <br /> 22,365 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 16,973.77 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Ravel, Oscar E (1936), Les "Poulains" de Corinthe : monographie des statères corinthiens. Tome I: de 650 à 415 J.-C., Basel.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
