H 186 - Lacedaemon, bronze, NC, 197-192 BC
From SILVER
197 BCE - 192 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙMONIΩN (Greek). |
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 | 197 BCE | to | 192 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC |
Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze |
Median weight in grams | 4.20 | Denomination: | Standard: |
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1S. Grunauer-von Hoerschelmann, Die Münzprägung der Lakedaimonier, AMUGS 7, Berlin, 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° 186 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 23.08 | |
| 2 | 1 | 16.67 | 2 | 15.38 | |
| 3 | 1 | 16.67 | 3 | 23.08 | |
| 5 | 1 | 16.67 | 5 | 38.46 | |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.01 | 13 of 13 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 13 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.17 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.6 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.83 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 9.16 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 183,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 11.14 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 76.92% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,838.43 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,096.07 |
Remarks