H 145 - Thessaly (uncertain mint) (Rhodian power), silver, drachms (185-165 BCE)
From SILVER
185 BCE - 165 BCE Silver 2,018 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Facing head of Helios turned slightly to right |
| Reverse: | ΓOPΓOΣ above (Greek).Rose with bud to right, grape bunch to lower left |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Thessaly (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Thessaly | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Rhodian power |
Chronology
| From | 185 BCE | to | 165 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.70 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: | Rhodian |
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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.]]1Ashton 1988b, p. 21-32, pl. 4-6 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 145, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 6, n° 1453 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 9.47 | 2, 3, 4, 15, 18, 24, 28, 29, 30 |
| 2 | 9 | 30 | 18 | 18.95 | 1, 5, 6, 14, 17, 20, 21, 26, 27 |
| 3 | 2 | 6.67 | 6 | 6.32 | 11, 16 |
| 4 | 4 | 13.33 | 16 | 16.84 | 12, 13, 19, 25 |
| 5 | 1 | 3.33 | 5 | 5.26 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 3.33 | 6 | 6.32 | 22 |
| 8 | 2 | 6.67 | 16 | 16.84 | 9, 23 |
| 9 | 1 | 3.33 | 9 | 9.47 | 8 |
| 10 | 1 | 3.33 | 10 | 10.53 | 10 |
| Total | 30 of 30 | 99.99 | 95 of 95 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 30 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 43 | Number of coins (n) | 95 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.17 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.21 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.43 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 30 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 37.37 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 747,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 43.85 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00013 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.53% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,084.29 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,018 kg <br /> 2,018 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 12,710.73 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Ashton, Richard (1988), "A Series of Pseudo-Rhodian Drachms from Mainland Greece", The Numismatic Chronicle, 148, p. 21-32, pl. 4-6.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, volume 6 : handbook of coins of the islands: Adriatic, Ionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus), sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 358 p.
