Pharsalus, bronze (Athena l./rider) (424-405/4 BCE)
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424 BCE - 404 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet (sometimes with Scylla). Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΦA(P) (Greek).Rider with petasos and short chiton to the right, carrying a tropaion. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Pharsalus | Ancient region: | Thessaly | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 424 BCE | to | 404 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 3.00 | Denomination: | Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Lavva 2001, n° 164-225 et 238-259 (D77-D125 et D130-D144 ainsi que R97-R152b et R162-R178). | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 4, n° 655-660, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 185 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 22 | 34.38 | 22 | 12.57 | 78, 88, 89, 93, 97, 98, 109, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 124, 134, 135, 137, 139, 142 |
| 2 | 16 | 25 | 32 | 18.29 | 79, 87, 92, 94, 102, 104, 108, 119, 122, 125, 132, 133, 138, 140, 141, 143 |
| 3 | 10 | 15.63 | 30 | 17.14 | 81, 83, 96, 99, 101, 103, 105, 106, 131, 144 |
| 4 | 7 | 10.94 | 28 | 16 | 80, 82, 91, 95, 107, 113, 123 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.56 | 5 | 2.86 | 86 |
| 6 | 2 | 3.13 | 12 | 6.86 | 84, 85 |
| 7 | 4 | 6.25 | 28 | 16 | 77, 90, 100, 114 |
| 9 | 2 | 3.13 | 18 | 10.29 | 130, 136 |
| Total | 64 of 64 | 100.02 | 175 of 175 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 64 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 22 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 73 | Number of coins (n) | 175 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.73 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.14 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 34.38 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 85.06 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,701,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 100.9 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.43% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,114.74 |
| 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 | 10,286.86 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Lavva, Stella (2001), Die Münzprägung von Pharsalos, Saarbrücken, 254 p., 29 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2014), Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4. Northern and Central Greece : Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris and Corinthia, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, lxxi, 563 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
