H 162 - Athens, silver, drachms (100-45 BCE)
From SILVER
100 BCE - 45 BCE Silver 2,893 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 | 100 BCE | to | 45 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 4.05 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: | Attic |
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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° 162 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 13 | 59.09 | 13 | 29.55 | 926, 927, 928, 962, 1049, 1106, 1109, 1157, 1185, 1186, 1204, 1248, 1251 |
| 2 | 5 | 22.73 | 10 | 22.73 | 1015, 1107, 1247, 1250, 1262 |
| 3 | 1 | 4.55 | 3 | 6.82 | 1108 |
| 5 | 2 | 9.09 | 10 | 22.73 | 1124, 1146 |
| 8 | 1 | 4.55 | 8 | 18.18 | 1130 |
| Total | 22 of 22 | 100.01 | 44 of 44 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 22 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 13 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 27 | Number of coins (n) | 44 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.63 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.23 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 59.09 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 35.71 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 714,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 44 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 70.45% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,464.3 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,893 kg <br /> 2,893 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,160.74 |
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.
