Eurymenae, bronze, ca 8g (Dionysus/grape vine) (352-344 BCE)
From SILVER
352 BCE - 344 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Dionysos right, wearing vine wreath |
| Reverse: | EYPYMENAIΩΝ (Greek).Vine tree with leaves and six bunches of grapes, conical–shaped vessel with two handles to left, to right, Λ above dolphin downward to left. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Eurymenae | Ancient region: | Thessaly | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 352 BCE | to | 344 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 8.00 | Denomination: | trichalkon
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Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Blomley 2024 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2BCD Thessaly II, n° 68.2, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 4, n° 84 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 13 | 1 | 100 | 13 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 13 of 13 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 13 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 13 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.86 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 7 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 20,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.08 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00065 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 26,000 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 65,000 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Blomley, Anna Magdalena (2024), The Bronze Coins of Eastern Mount Ossa in the Thessalian Perioikic Region of Magnesia (Homolion, Eureai, Eurymenai, and Meliboia), Numismatic Notes and Monographs 173, New York, xxviii + 232 p.
- ^ Classical Numismatic Group (2012), The BCD Collection of the Coinage of Thessaly. Triton XV : 3 janvier 2012, New York, 415 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.
