H 160 - Athens, silver, drachms (185/0-135 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 7829

185 BCE - 135 BCE Silver 3,870 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested Attic helmet with Pegasus, aplastron and front part of horses. Border of dots.
Reverse:	ΑΘΕ (Greek).[[Reverse description::Owl standing to right, head facing, [month] on amphora]], A-ӨE above NIKHTHΣ ΔIONYΣIOΣ (magistrates' names) in six lines across field, head of gorgon in lower right field, all within wreath.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Athens

Ancient region:

Attica

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chronology

From

185 BCE

to

135 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

4.15

Denomination:

drachma

Standard:

Attic

Image

]]H160 Athena parthenos.jpeg [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.]]1Thompson 1961
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 2560, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 160

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	9	20.93	9	3.64	17, 49, 143, 145, 150, 157X, 183, 246, 311
2	4	9.3	8	3.24	93, 144, 156, 223
3	7	16.28	21	8.5	16, 139, 153, 154, 222, 224, 245
4	4	9.3	16	6.48	152, 219, 325, 327
5	2	4.65	10	4.05	138, 220
7	3	6.98	21	8.5	157, 225, 310
8	4	9.3	32	12.96	146, 148, 308, 309
9	3	6.98	27	10.93	142, 147, 307
10	1	2.33	10	4.05	141
11	2	4.65	22	8.91	221, 326
13	2	4.65	26	10.53	151, 155
16	1	2.33	16	6.48	140
29	1	2.33	29	11.74	149
Total	43 of 43	100.01	247 of 247	100.01

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	43	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	9
Number of reverse dies (r)	106	Number of coins (n)	247
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	5.74	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2.33
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	2.47	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	20.93 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	46.63	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	932,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	52.06	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00026
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	96.36%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	10,594.04
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	3,870 kg <br /> 3,870 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	26,485.1

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation