RQEM ad. 440 - Messene (Messenian League), bronze, trichalka (250-200 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 1521

250 BCE - 200 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Head of Demeter left, wearing ear and leaves wreath.
Reverse:	ME (Greek).Tripod with three handles. In the field, K, Φ or ΦI.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Messene

Ancient region:

Peloponnesus

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Messenian League

Chronology

From

250 BCE

to

200 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

3.20

Denomination:

trichalkon

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 VII
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	6	85.71	6	75	46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52
2	1	14.29	2	25	51
Total	7 of 7	100	8 of 8	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	7	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	6
Number of reverse dies (r)	7	Number of coins (n)	8
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1.14	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.14
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	85.71 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	42.01	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	840,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	56	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00001
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	25%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	380.86
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	952.15

Remarks

Metrology boards, p. 40.