Maroneia, bronze (4.5g) (Hermes/bunch of grapes) (100-60 BCE)
From SILVER
100 BCE - 60 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Hermes, right, wearing petasus, caduceus behind. |
| Reverse: | MAPΩ-ΝΙΤΩΝ (Greek).Bunch of grapes |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Maroneia | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 100 BCE | to | 60 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 4.50 | Denomination: | 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.]]1Schönert-Geiss 1987, p. 214, n° 1696-1697. | ||
| 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° 1696-1697, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 83b | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 4 | 1 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 4 of 4 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 4 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.17 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 23,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,837.61 |
| 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 | 17,094.02 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Schönert-Geiss, Edith (1987), Die Münzprägung von Maroneia, Griechische Münzwerk. Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur der Antike 26, Berlin.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
