Eretria, silver, tetradrachms (400-395 BCE)
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400 BCE - 395 BCE Silver 1,696 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of nymph Euboia to right, hair rolled, wearing no earring or necklace. |
| Reverse: | EYB (Greek).Cow standing to right on exergue line, head turned three-quarter right, EYB above |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Eretria | Ancient region: | Euboea | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Euboean League |
Chronology
| From | 400 BCE | to | 395 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.40 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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° 14-8. | ||
| 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° 2463, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 187, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 4, n° 1413 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 7.32 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 14.63 | 9 |
| 8 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 19.51 | 7 |
| 11 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 26.83 | 8 |
| 13 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 31.71 | 6 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 41 of 41 | 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) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 41 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 8.2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 20.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.17 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 103,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.69 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00040 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 15,860.74 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,696 kg <br /> 1,696 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 39,651.84 |
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.
