RQEM ad. 436 - Messene, silver, obols (370/69-330 BCE)
From SILVER
370 BCE - 330 BCE Silver 112 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Demeter left, wearing earring, necklace and ear and leaves wreath. |
| Reverse: | MEΣ (Greek).Tripod with three handles and fluted feet. |
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 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.75 | Denomination: | obol
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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.]]1Grandjean 2003, series III | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 16.67 | 1 | 5.26 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 16.67 | 2 | 10.53 | 9 |
| 3 | 3 | 50 | 9 | 47.37 | 5, 6, 8 |
| 7 | 1 | 16.67 | 7 | 36.84 | 4 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.01 | 19 of 19 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 19 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.17 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.71 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.17 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.47 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 149,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8.77 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00013 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.74% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,087.01 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 112 kg <br /> 112 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 12,717.54 |
Remarks
References
- ^ C. Grandjean, Les Messéniens de 370/369 au 1er siècle de notre ère. Monnayages et histoire, Athens, 2003
