H 133 - Amphipolis? (First Macedonia), silver, tetradrachms (167-149 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 7992


167 BCE - 149 BCE Silver 56,226 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, with bow and quiver over shoulder, all in tondo of Macedonian shield with stars in double circles around edge.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ (Greek).Horizontal club, ΣIAYΡ monogram above, TKΡ and TYΡE monograms below, all within oak wreath, thunderbolt in outer left field.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Amphipolis 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. 167 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 149 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 16.70 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
H132 Artemis.jpeg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Prokopov 19941Prokopov 1994
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear I2Sear I, n° 1462, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 133, HGC 3.14HGC 3.1, n° 1103



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 53 35.57 53 7.76 A1, A2, B1, C1, D1, F1, AA3, AA4, AA5, AA8, AA9, AA10, AF2, AG2, Ba4, BA7, BJ4, CA3, CA6, CA9, CA22, CA23, CC8, CC14, CD4, CJ2, CJ4, DC3, EB1, FA1, GA6, GA7, GA8, HA2, HA3, HA5, HA6, HA14, HA15, HA16, JJ1, CCX1, CXY1, XXA1, XXB1, XXB2, XXBA1, XXC1, XXZ1, YYA1, ZXXa1, ZXXb1, ZXXc1
2 25 16.78 50 7.32 G1, AA1, AA6, AB1, AC2, AF1, Ba2, Ba6, BA5, BA8, BJ2, CA10, CA11, CA12, CA16, CA19, CB1, CC1, CC4, CC10, CE5, DB1, HA7, HA13, HA17
3 16 10.74 48 7.03 E1, H1, AA7, AH1, AH2, Ba1, Ba3, Bb1, BA6, CA5, CA13, CA20, CC9, CJ3, GA5, HA4
4 10 6.71 40 5.86 AA2, AG1, Ah1, BJ3, CA18, CC7, CD3, CE3, HA1, HA11
5 7 4.7 35 5.12 AJ1, BA3, CA15, CD1, CJ6, HA9, HA12
6 7 4.7 42 6.15 CA1, CA14, CA24, CJ1, CJ5, DC2, HA8
7 7 4.7 49 7.17 AC1, Ba5, CA17, CD2, CE4, DC1, HA10
8 4 2.68 32 4.69 BA1, BJ1, CA2, CA21
9 3 2.01 27 3.95 BA2, BA4, CA7
10 2 1.34 20 2.93 CC5, CE1
11 2 1.34 22 3.22 CC2, CC6
13 3 2.01 39 5.71 CC11, CE2, DA1
14 1 0.67 14 2.05 CA4
15 1 0.67 15 2.2 GA4
18 2 1.34 36 5.27 GA2, GA3
19 2 1.34 38 5.56 CC12, GA1
24 1 0.67 24 3.51 EA1
26 1 0.67 26 3.81 CC3
28 1 0.67 28 4.1 CA8
45 1 0.67 45 6.59 CC13
Total 149 of 149 99.98 683 of 683 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 149 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  53
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 397 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 683
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 4.58 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.72
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 2.66 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  35.57 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  168.34 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  3,366,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 190.57 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00020
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 92.24% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  8,114.53
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  56,226 kg <br /> 56,226 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  20,286.33
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Prokopov, Ilya (1994), The Tetradrachms of First Macedonian Region. Classification of Coins from Type Head of Artemis/Club from Coin Hoards of Bulgaria, Sofia.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
  4. ^  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.