Larissa, silver, drachms (nymph Larissa/horse feeding) (405-370 BCE)
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405 BCE - 370 BCE Silver 17,505 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly right, wearing an ampyx |
| Reverse: | ΛΑΡΙ (Greek).Horse feeding to right, with straight legs |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Larissa | Ancient region: | Thessaly | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 405 BCE | to | 370 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 6.10 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Lorber 1992 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 2120-2124, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 4, n° 430 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 26 | 18.84 | 26 | 40, 45, 49, 52, 60, 61, 66, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 75, 80, 84, 89, 92, 96, 105, 107, 112, 117, 123, 124, 138, 139 | |
| 2 | 14 | 10.14 | 28 | 7, 8, 32, 39, 41, 51, 77, 82, 90, 94, 104, 110, 111, 120 | |
| 3 | 9 | 6.52 | 27 | 37, 43, 48, 50, 65, 79, 81, 91, 135 | |
| 4 | 10 | 7.25 | 40 | 47, 56, 62, 64, 70, 72, 76, 95, 102, 137 | |
| 5 | 8 | 5.8 | 40 | 24, 44, 58, 67, 103, 121, 126, 133 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2.17 | 18 | 36, 93, 98 | |
| 7 | 6 | 4.35 | 42 | 31, 55, 83, 86, 108, 125 | |
| 8 | 10 | 7.25 | 80 | 13, 33, 53, 54, 63, 78, 99, 118, 129, 131 | |
| 9 | 5 | 3.62 | 45 | 14, 21, 97, 127, 132 | |
| 10 | 9 | 6.52 | 90 | 9, 16, 28, 30, 35, 38, 88, 113, 122 | |
| 11 | 5 | 3.62 | 55 | 27, 34, 42, 101, 115 | |
| 12 | 4 | 2.9 | 48 | 11, 15, 59, 100 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2.17 | 39 | 25, 128, 130 | |
| 14 | 2 | 1.45 | 28 | 20, 22 | |
| 15 | 3 | 2.17 | 45 | 85, 87, 109 | |
| 16 | 1 | 0.72 | 16 | 3 | |
| 17 | 4 | 2.9 | 68 | 5, 26, 57, 116 | |
| 18 | 3 | 2.17 | 54 | 12, 119, 134 | |
| 19 | 4 | 2.9 | 76 | 1, 18, 29, 114 | |
| 20 | 4 | 2.9 | 80 | 4, 19, 106, 136 | |
| 21 | 1 | 0.72 | 21 | 23 | |
| 22 | 1 | 0.72 | 22 | 17 | |
| 25 | 1 | 0.72 | 25 | 2 | |
| 26 | 1 | 0.72 | 26 | 10 | |
| 46 | 1 | 0.72 | 46 | 6 | |
| Total | 138 of 138 | 99.96 | 1085 of 1,085 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 138 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 26 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 1085 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 7.86 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 18.84 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 143.48 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 2,869,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 158.11 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00038 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.6% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 15,124.06 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 17,505 kg <br /> 17,505 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 37,810.15 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Obv. 86 is missing.These are the data of the improved die-study available online: https://www.academia.edu/2181533/C.C._Lorber_The_early_facing_head_drachms_of_Thessalian_Larissa_in_H._Nilsson_ed._Florilegium_Numismaticum_Studia_in_Honorem_U._Westermark_Edita_Stockholm_1992_pp._259-282.
References
- ^ Lorber, Catharine C. (1992), "The early facing head drachms of Thessalian Larissa," in H. Nilsson (ed.), Florilegium Numismaticum: Studia in Honorem U. Westermark Edita, Stockholm, p. 259-282.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2014), Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4. Northern and Central Greece : Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris and Corinthia, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, lxxi, 563 p.
