H 171 - Hermione, bronze, dichalkoi (360-325 BCE)
From SILVER
360 BCE - 325 BCE Bronze
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Demeter to right |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | EP (Greek).EP between two torches, all within grain wreath |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Hermione | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Peloponnesus | 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. | 360 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 325 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze ![]() |
Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 2.20 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | dichalkon ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Image

H171 Hermione dichalkoi.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Grandjean 19901Grandjean 1990 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMH2RQEMH, n° 171 |
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 | 25 | 75.76 | 25 | 53.19 | 39, 40, 41, 43, 45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 82, 84, 100, 101, 102, 103, 106, 107, 108, 119, 121, 122 |
2 | 3 | 9.09 | 6 | 12.77 | 116, 118, 120 |
3 | 4 | 12.12 | 12 | 25.53 | 42, 44, 81, 83 |
4 | 1 | 3.03 | 4 | 8.51 | 117 |
Total | 33 of 33 | 100 | 47 of 47 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 33 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 25 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 39 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 47 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.42 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.21 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.18 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 75.76 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 88.34 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,766,800 |
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) | 110.79 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00003 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 46.81% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,064.07 |
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 | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 2,660.18 |
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