H 178a - Lacedaemon (Areus I), silver, tetradrachms (267-265 BCE)
From SILVER
267 BCE - 265 BCE Silver 58,941 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Heracles right, bearded, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΕΟΣ (Greek).Zeus seated left on high-backed throne, holding eagle with closed wings standing right on his right hand and long scepter in his left, below throne, Η, in exergue, club to right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Lacedaemon | Ancient region: | Peloponnesus | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Areus I of Sparta (Agiad King of Sparta, 309-265 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 267 BCE | to | 265 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.70 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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.]]1Grunauer-von Hoerschelmann 1978 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 178a | ||
Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 3 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 176.47 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 3,529,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00000 | |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 34 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 58,941 kg <br /> 58,941 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 85 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
