Maroneia, silver, staters (horse/bunches of grapes) (386-347 BCE)
From SILVER
386 BCE - 347 BCE Silver 10,536 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Horse galloping on the left. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΕΠΙ / ΧΟΡ/ΗΓ/Ο (Greek).Vine carrying four bunches of grapes in a square. Around this square ΕΠΙ + name of magistrate and symbol of a fly on left edge. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Maroneia | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 386 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 347 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 10.90 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC139 Maroneia.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Schönert-Geiss 19871Schönert-Geiss 1987, n° 407-506. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1533, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 139 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 10 | 22.73 | 10 | 4.27 | 1, 3, 6, 17, 19, 21, 24, 31, 39, 44 |
| 2 | 7 | 15.91 | 14 | 5.98 | 12, 14, 27, 29, 34, 35, 36 |
| 3 | 4 | 9.09 | 12 | 5.13 | 28, 30, 40, 43 |
| 4 | 7 | 15.91 | 28 | 11.97 | 5, 7, 15, 18, 20, 37, 42 |
| 5 | 2 | 4.55 | 10 | 4.27 | 38, 41 |
| 6 | 2 | 4.55 | 12 | 5.13 | 13, 25 |
| 7 | 2 | 4.55 | 14 | 5.98 | 10, 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 6.82 | 24 | 10.26 | 2, 4, 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 6.82 | 27 | 11.54 | 8, 23, 33 |
| 16 | 1 | 2.27 | 16 | 6.84 | 32 |
| 17 | 1 | 2.27 | 17 | 7.26 | 16 |
| 24 | 1 | 2.27 | 24 | 10.26 | 26 |
| 26 | 1 | 2.27 | 26 | 11.11 | 22 |
| Total | 44 of 44 | 100.01 | 234 of 234 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 44 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 10 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 71 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 234 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 5.32 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.3 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.61 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 22.73 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 48.33 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 966,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 54.19 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00024 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.73% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 9,683.43 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 10,536 kg <br /> 10,536 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 24,208.57 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Schönert-Geiss, Edith (1987), Die Münzprägung von Maroneia, Griechische Münzwerk. Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur der Antike 26, Berlin.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
