Corinth, silver, staters (Pegasus/quadripartite incuse square) (545-500 BCE)
From SILVER
545 BCE - 500 BCE Silver 16,196 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bridled Pegasus flying left, below koppa. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse square with projections in each quarter. |
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. | 545 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 500 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 | 8.25 | 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° 1-95 (Période I). | ||
| 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° 1815, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 196 | ||
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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 | 41 | 63.08 | 41 | 28.67 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 38, 39, 41, 43, 44, 45, 49, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 65 |
| 2 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 18.18 | 3, 6, 10, 15, 17, 21, 36, 37, 42, 46, 50, 51, 53 |
| 3 | 2 | 3.08 | 6 | 4.2 | 18, 22 |
| 4 | 3 | 4.62 | 12 | 8.39 | 35, 40, 48 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.54 | 5 | 3.5 | 64 |
| 7 | 2 | 3.08 | 14 | 9.79 | 32, 62 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.54 | 9 | 6.29 | 47 |
| 13 | 1 | 1.54 | 13 | 9.09 | 63 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.54 | 17 | 11.89 | 61 |
| Total | 65 of 65 | 100.02 | 143 of 143 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 65 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 41 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 67 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 143 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.2 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.13 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.03 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 63.08 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 98.16 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,963,200 |
| 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) | 119.17 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 71.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,913.61 |
| 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 | 16,196 kg <br /> 16,196 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 7,284.03 |
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.
