H 132 - Thessalonica? (Romans), silver, tetradrachms (148-147 BCE)
From SILVER
148 BCE - 147 BCE Silver 2,362 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Artemis r. with quiver over shoulder in the centre of a Macedonian decorated shield |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | LEG MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ (Latin; Greek).Club with handle to the l., above, hand holding olive branch l.. All within wreath of oak leaves and acorns |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Thessalonica | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Macedon | 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: | Roman Republic, Roman province of Macedonia |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 148 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 147 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 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 | 16.80 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
H132 Leg Makedonôn.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | MacKay 19681MacKay 1968, p. 15-40, pl. 4-8. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 1388, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 132, HGC 3.14HGC 3.1, n° 1105 | ||
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 | 1 | 14.29 | 1 | 1.23 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 14.29 | 2 | 2.47 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 14.29 | 5 | 6.17 | 4 |
| 9 | 1 | 14.29 | 9 | 11.11 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | 14.29 | 10 | 12.35 | 7 |
| 21 | 1 | 14.29 | 21 | 25.93 | 3 |
| 33 | 1 | 14.29 | 33 | 40.74 | 1 |
| Total | 7 of 7 | 100.03 | 81 of 81 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 7 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 22 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 81 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 11.57 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.68 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 3.14 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 14.29 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 7.03 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 140,600 |
| 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) | 7.66 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00058 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.77% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 23,044.1 |
| 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 | 2,362 kg <br /> 2,362 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 57,610.24 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation The exact localization of the mint is unknown. Likely to be Thessalonica or Amphipolis
References
- ^ MacKay, Pierre A. (1968), "Macedonian Tetradrachms of 148-147 B.C.", American Numismatic Society Museum Notes, 14, p. 15-40, pl. 4-8.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.
