H 164 - Athens, silver, hemidrachms (135-100 BCE)
From SILVER
135 BCE - 100 BCE Silver 798 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 right, head facing, on palm-branch, A-ӨE above ΠO-ΛY-TIM-Monogram in three lines across field, all within wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Athens | Ancient region: | Attica | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 135 BCE | to | 100 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° 164 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 17.65 | 3 | 4.55 | 374, 412, 839 |
| 2 | 3 | 17.65 | 6 | 9.09 | 428, 474, 668 |
| 3 | 3 | 17.65 | 9 | 13.64 | 395, 420, 507 |
| 4 | 4 | 23.53 | 16 | 24.24 | 382, 493, 667, 748 |
| 5 | 1 | 5.88 | 5 | 7.58 | 375 |
| 8 | 2 | 11.76 | 16 | 24.24 | 346, 403 |
| 11 | 1 | 5.88 | 11 | 16.67 | 359 |
| Total | 17 of 17 | 100 | 66 of 66 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 17 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 38 | Number of coins (n) | 66 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.88 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.74 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.24 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 17.65 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 19.96 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 399,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 22.9 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.45% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,613.23 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 798 kg <br /> 798 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 16,533.07 |
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.
