Megalopolis, silver, triobols (182-168 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 7817


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 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 2.40 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: triobol Nomisma.org 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.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (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.  (o) 42 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  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)  28.57 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  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.  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  (O) 48.71 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00035
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 96.07% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  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)  2,116 kg <br /> 2,116 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  34,596.19
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.