Megalopolis, bronze (Zeus/Achaea) (191-146 BCE)
From SILVER
191 BCE - 146 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Zeus Homarios left, naked, holding Nike stephanephoros in right hand and scepter in left hand. (In field, ΠANTIΣΘΕΝΗΣ.) Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | AXAIΩN MEΓAΛΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ (Greek).Personification of Achaea seating left, wearing chiton and peplos, holding wreath in right hand and scepter in left hand. In field, ΠΑΝΤ(ΙΣΘ) and letter or monogram. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Megalopolis | Ancient region: | Peloponnesus | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Achaean League |
Chronology
| From | 191 BCE | to | 146 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: |
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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.]]1Warren 2007, p. 26-27, n° 417-442. | ||
| 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° 3037 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 13 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 17 | Number of coins (n) | 26 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.53 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.31 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 53.85 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 21.1 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 422,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 26 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 73.08% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,464.45 |
| 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 | 6,161.14 |
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