RQEM ad. 435 - Messene, silver, triobols (370/69-330 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 1518

370 BCE - 330 BCE Silver 6,353 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head of Demeter left, wearing earring, necklace and ear and leaves wreath.
Reverse:	MEΣΣΑΝΙΩΝ (Greek).Zeus Ithomatas right, naked, holding thunderbolt in right hand and eagle standing on left arm.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Messene

Ancient region:

Peloponnesus

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Messenian League

Chronology

From

370 BCE

to

330 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

2.70

Denomination:

triobol

Standard:

Image

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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.]]1Grandjean 2003, series II
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	2	100	2	100	2, 3
Total	2 of 2	100	2 of 2	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	2	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	2
Number of reverse dies (r)	2	Number of coins (n)	2
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	100 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	117.65	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	2,353,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)		Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00000
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	0%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	34
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	6,353 kg <br /> 6,353 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	85

Remarks