Megalopolis? (Arcadian League), silver, staters (363-362 BCE)
From SILVER
363 BCE - 362 BCE Silver 733 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bearded, laureate head of Zeus Lykaios to left. |
| Reverse: | OΛVM (Greek).Youthful Pan reclining upon a rocky outcrop, his head three-quarters facing, mantle spread beneath him, holding in his right hand a lagobolon (throwing club for the hunting of hares), syrinx propped against the rocks below on which are written OΛVM in small letters, monogram of the Arkadian League in left field. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Megalopolis | Ancient region: | Peloponnesus | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Arcadian league |
Chronology
| From | 363 BCE | to | 362 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 12.10 | Denomination: | stater
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Standard: |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Gerin 1986, p. 13-31, pl. 2-5. | ||
| 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° 2686, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 203, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 5, n° 928 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 3.13 | 3 |
| 12 | 1 | 33.33 | 12 | 37.5 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 | 33.33 | 19 | 59.38 | 2 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 32 of 32 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 32 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 10.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.03 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 60,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.31 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00053 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.88% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 21,122.11 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 733 kg <br /> 733 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 52,805.28 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
References
- ^ Gerin, Dominique (1986), "Les statères de la ligue arcadienne", Revue Suisse de Numismatique 65, p. 13-31, pl. 2-5.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2011), Handbook of Greek Coins 5. Coins of the Peloponnesos, Achaia, Phleiasia, Sikyonia, Elis, Triphylia, Messenia, Lakonia, Argolis, and Arkadia, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster (PA), 2011.
