H 149a - Chalcis, silver, obol
From SILVER
338 BCE - 308 BCE Silver 42 kg
Description
| Obverse: | |
| Reverse: | XA (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Chalcis | Ancient region: | Euboea | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 338 BCE | to | 308 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.55 | Denomination: | obol
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Standard: |
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1O. Picard, Chalcis et la confédération eubéenne. Etude de numismatique et d'histoire (IVe-Ier siècle), BEFAR 234, Paris, 1979. | ||
| 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° 149a | ||
Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 9 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.8 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.82 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 76,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,712.04 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 42 kg <br /> 42 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,780.1 |
Remarks
