H 157 - Athens, silver, tetradrachms (185-135 BCE)
From SILVER
185 BCE - 135 BCE Silver 117,367 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena Parthenos to right, wearing a triple-crested Attic helmet, adorned with Pegasos and a long tendril on the bowl, and with four horse protomes on the visor. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΘΕ (Greek).Owl standing right on amphora, head facing, to right, prow, on amphora, H, below amphora, ΣΩ (= contractor's initials), all within olive wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Athens | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Attica | 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. | 185 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 135 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 16.85 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
H157 Athena Parthenos.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Thompson 19611Thompson 1961 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 2553-2554, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 157 | ||
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 | 69 | 23.96 | 69 | 1, 2, 8, 14, 15, 20, 22, 24, 29X, 31X, 32, 33, 38, 42, 44X, 53, 54, 63, 66X, 72, 75, 76, 100, 101X, 103, 111X, 112, 128, 160, 163, 165, 168, 173, 174, 180, 181, 190, 192, 193, 197, 199, 201, 204, 207, 215, 216, 217X, 218X, 232, 237, 239, 244, 247, 250, 259, 265, 266, 270, 273, 275, 282, 284, 285, 293, 297, 300, 301, 304, 305 | |
| 2 | 56 | 19.44 | 112 | 3, 4, 7, 12, 19, 21, 23, 26, 30, 35, 36, 39, 40, 43, 45, 57, 68, 73, 78, 81, 82, 87, 90, 94, 95, 105, 115, 119, 120, 123, 126, 130, 132, 134, 135, 162, 172, 175, 178, 191, 194, 198, 205, 212, 213, 217, 229, 233, 240, 248, 254, 262, 264, 267, 281, 286 | |
| 3 | 50 | 17.36 | 150 | 5, 9, 25, 34, 46, 48, 59, 62, 64, 69, 71, 74, 79, 92, 110, 111, 114X, 122, 129, 137, 164, 166, 170, 184, 187, 188, 195, 196, 200, 206, 208, 218, 234, 235, 238, 241, 249, 251, 253, 256, 260, 261, 263, 276, 287, 295, 298, 306, 319 | |
| 4 | 39 | 13.54 | 156 | 6, 11, 13, 27, 37, 41, 44, 47, 55, 56, 60, 65, 67, 84, 85, 88, 97, 101, 108, 109, 118, 121, 124, 177, 179, 182, 211, 214, 236, 242, 243, 252, 255, 271, 283, 289, 292, 316, 324 | |
| 5 | 22 | 7.64 | 110 | 28, 52, 58, 70, 86, 91, 98, 99, 104, 107, 113, 117, 136, 159, 161, 169, 171, 176, 228, 230, 280, 303 | |
| 6 | 21 | 7.29 | 126 | 31, 51, 61, 77, 83, 114, 116, 125, 131, 133, 185, 189, 203, 210, 257, 268, 288, 290, 299, 302, 321 | |
| 7 | 10 | 3.47 | 70 | 10, 89, 127, 158, 186, 209, 274, 291, 294, 322 | |
| 8 | 6 | 2.08 | 48 | 66, 231, 258, 296, 317, 323 | |
| 9 | 5 | 1.74 | 45 | 50, 102, 279, 315, 318 | |
| 10 | 4 | 1.39 | 40 | 106, 167, 272, 320 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0.35 | 11 | 29 | |
| 12 | 3 | 1.04 | 36 | 202, 269, 278 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0.35 | 13 | 80 | |
| 17 | 1 | 0.35 | 17 | 277 | |
| Total | 288 of 288 | 100 | 1003 of 1,003 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 288 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 69 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 802 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 1003 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.48 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.78 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 23.96 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 348.27 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 6,965,400 |
| 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) | 404.01 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 93.12% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,759.9 |
| 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 | 117,367 kg <br /> 117,367 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 14,399.75 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Thompson, Margaret (1961), The new style silver coinage of Athens, Numismatic Studies 10, New York, 2 vol.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
