Megalopolis, silver, triobols (182-168 BCE)
From SILVER
182 BCE - 168 BCE Silver 2,116 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate head of Zeus left |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Naked Pan seated left on rock, holding lagobolon with his lowered left hand, his right hand raised above eagle flying off his right knee, in field, A-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. | 182 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 168 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 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 | 2.40 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | triobol
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
H176 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° 176 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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 | 12 | 28.57 | 12 | 3.93 | 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23, 27, 28, 34 |
| 2 | 3 | 7.14 | 6 | 1.97 | 9, 25, 32 |
| 3 | 2 | 4.76 | 6 | 1.97 | 22, 24 |
| 4 | 2 | 4.76 | 8 | 2.62 | 5, A1 |
| 5 | 2 | 4.76 | 10 | 3.28 | 30, 35 |
| 6 | 2 | 4.76 | 12 | 3.93 | 31, 29 |
| 7 | 1 | 2.38 | 7 | 2.3 | A5 |
| 8 | 3 | 7.14 | 24 | 7.87 | 16, A6, A7 |
| 9 | 1 | 2.38 | 9 | 2.95 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | 4.76 | 20 | 6.56 | 17, 19 |
| 11 | 3 | 7.14 | 33 | 10.82 | 4, 18, A2 |
| 12 | 1 | 2.38 | 12 | 3.93 | 2 |
| 15 | 1 | 2.38 | 15 | 4.92 | 3 |
| 16 | 3 | 7.14 | 48 | 15.74 | 10, 21, A3 |
| 17 | 2 | 4.76 | 34 | 11.15 | 20, A4 |
| 18 | 1 | 2.38 | 18 | 5.9 | 33 |
| 31 | 1 | 2.38 | 31 | 10.16 | 26 |
| Total | 42 of 42 | 99.97 | 305 of 305 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 42 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 12 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 170 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 305 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 7.26 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.79 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 4.05 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 28.57 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 44.08 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 881,600 |
| 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) | 48.71 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00035 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.07% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 13,838.48 |
| 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 | 2,116 kg <br /> 2,116 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 34,596.19 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Dengate J. A. (1967), "The Triobols of Megalopolis", American Numismatic Society Museum Notes 13, p. 57-110, pl. 20-28.
- ^ 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.
