H 163 - Athens, silver, hemidrachms (185-135 BCE)
From SILVER
185 BCE - 135 BCE Silver 386 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).Owl standing facing on club, 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 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.00 | Denomination: | hemidrachm
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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° 2561, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 163 | ||
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 11 | Number of coins (n) | 28 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.55 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.38 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 37.5 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 9.66 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 193,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 11.2 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 89.29% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,797.1 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 386 kg <br /> 386 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 14,492.75 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
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.
