Eretria, silver, staters (411-404 BCE)
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411 BCE - 404 BCE Silver 1,202 kg
Description
| Obverse: | head of nymph Euboia to right, hair rolled, wearing round earring. |
| Reverse: | EYB (Greek).[[Reverse description::Cow seated to right, bunch of grapes above, [E]YB below all within incuse square.]] |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Eretria | Ancient region: | Euboea | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Euboean League |
Chronology
| From | 411 BCE | to | 404 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 12.09 | Denomination: | stater
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Standard: |
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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.]]1Wallace 1956, n° 1-13. | ||
| 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° 2462, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 186, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 4, n° 1412 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 5.97 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 7.46 | 1 |
| 18 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 26.87 | 3 |
| 19 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 28.36 | 5 |
| 21 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 31.34 | 4 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 67 of 67 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 67 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 13.4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 9.57 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.97 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 99,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.4 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00067 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 26,961.77 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,202 kg <br /> 1,202 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 67,404.43 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Wallace, William P. (1956), The Euboian League and its coinage, Numismatic notes and monographs 134, New York, 180 p., 16 pl., n° 1-13.
- ^ 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.
