H 149 - Chalcis, silver, hemidrachms (338-308 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7780

338 BCE - 308 BCE Silver 948 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Head of the nymph Chalkis to right.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	XA (Greek).Eagle flying upwards with spread wings, pecking at hare held in its talons.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Chalcis

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Euboea

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

338 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

308 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC , Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Silver

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

1.70

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

hemidrachm

StandardStandard.:

Image

]]H149 Chalcis eagle.jpeg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Picard 1979
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 149

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	7	28	7	5.74	5/3, 6/2, 7/5, 12, 13, 15, 16
2	6	24	12	9.84	5/2, 6/4, 6/1, 7/11, 11/14, 11/1
4	4	16	16	13.11	5/1, 7/3, 4, 9
6	2	8	12	9.84	7/7, 11/2
10	1	4	10	8.2	7/10
11	2	8	22	18.03	7/1, 8
12	2	8	24	19.67	7/6, 11/3
19	1	4	19	15.57	7/2
Total	25 of 25	100	122 of 122	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	25	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	7
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	18	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	122
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	4.88	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	6.78
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	0.72	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	28 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	27.89	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	557,800
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)	31.44	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00022
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	94.26%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	8,748.66
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	948 kg <br /> 948 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	21,871.64

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation