H 188 - Lacedaemon, bronze, NC, 48-40 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 8161

48 BCE - 40 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Head of Heracles right, bearded. Border of dots.
Reverse:	ΛΑ (Greek).

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Lacedaemon

Ancient region:

Peloponnesus (Laconia)

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chronology

From

48 BCE

to

40 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

2.80

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° 188

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	22	46.81	22	22.68
2	11	23.4	22	22.68
3	7	14.89	21	21.65
4	5	10.64	20	20.62
6	1	2.13	6	6.19
8	1	2.13	8	8.25
Total	47 of 47	100	99 of 97	102.07

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	47	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	22
Number of reverse dies (r)	67	Number of coins (n)	97
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2.06	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.45
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.43	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	46.81 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	74.4	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	1,488,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	91.18	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00007
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	77.32%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	2,607.53
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	6,518.82

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