Megalopolis, silver, triobols (151-146 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 7808


151 BCE - 146 BCE Silver 5,811 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Laureate head of Zeus to left.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Pan seated left on rock, his right hand raised and holding lagobolon with his left, above knee, eagle to left, to left, A, to right, Δ.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Megalopolis Ancient regionAncient region.: Peloponnesus 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. 151 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 146 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 2.30 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: triobol Nomisma.org StandardStandard.:
Image
H177 Megalopolis.jpeg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Dengate 19671Dengate 1967, p. 57-110, pl. 20-28.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear I2Sear I, n° 2719, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 177
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 46 62.16 46 32.62 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 41, 43, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71
2 9 12.16 18 12.77 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 45, 67, 72, 74
3 8 10.81 24 17.02 3, 16, 18, 37, 39, 53, 57, 61
4 6 8.11 24 17.02 15, 26, 28, 44, 69, 73
5 3 4.05 15 10.64 1, 12, 42
6 1 1.35 6 4.26 14
8 1 1.35 8 5.67 40
Total 74 of 74 99.99 141 of 141 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 74 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  46
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 120 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 141
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 1.91 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.18
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.62 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  62.16 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  126.33 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  2,526,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 155.73 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00006
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 67.38% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  2,232.25
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  5,811 kg <br /> 5,811 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  5,580.62
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation Likely military

References

  1. ^  Dengate J. A. (1967), "The Triobols of Megalopolis", American Numismatic Society Museum Notes 13, p. 57-110, pl. 20-28.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.