H 152 - Chalcis, silver, tetradrachms (170-160 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 7950

170 BCE - 160 BCE Silver 1,112 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head of queen as Hera right
Reverse:	XAΛKIΔΕΩΝ (Greek).Hera in a quadriga holding a scepter, ΞΕΝΟΚΡΑΤΗΣ below

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Chalcis

Ancient region:

Euboea

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chronology

From

170 BCE

to

160 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

17.10

Denomination:

tetradrachm

Standard:

Attic

Image

]]H152 Chalcis tetradrachm.jpg [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Picard 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° 152

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	1	50	1	25	57/1
3	1	50	3	75	56/1
Total	2 of 2	100	4 of 4	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	2	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	1
Number of reverse dies (r)	2	Number of coins (n)	4
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	50 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	3.25	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	65,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	4	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00006
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	75%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	2,461.54
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	1,112 kg <br /> 1,112 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	6,153.85

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation