H 181 - Lacedaemon (Nabis), silver, tetradrachms (206-197 BCE)
From SILVER
206 BCE - 197 BCE Silver 4,967 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. |
| Reverse: | ΛΑ (Greek).Herakles seated left on lion skin draped over rock, holding club set on ground, [[Reverse description::[Λ] A across field.]] |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Lacedaemon | Ancient region: | Peloponnesus (Laconia) | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Nabis of Sparta (king of Sparta, 192-177 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 206 BCE | to | 197 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC |
Physical description
| Metal: | Silver |
Median weight in grams | 15.90 | Denomination: | tetradrachm |
Standard: |
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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° 181 | ||
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 10 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 15 | Number of coins (n) | 21 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.1 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 15.62 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 312,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 19.09 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 76.19% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,688.86 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 4,967 kg <br /> 4,967 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,722.15 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation