RQEM ad. 442 - Messene, silver, tetradrachms (200-150 BCE)
From SILVER
200 BCE - 150 BCE Silver 1,092 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Demeter right, wearing earring, stephane and ears and leaves wreath. |
| Reverse: | MEΣΣΑΝΙΩΝ (Greek).Zeus Ithomatas right, naked, holding thunderbolt in right hand (and spear in left hand), eagle standing on left arm. In the field, tripod, letters or name. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Messene | Ancient region: | Peloponnesus | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 200 BCE | to | 150 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.90 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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 IX | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 5.56 | 56 |
| 5 | 1 | 33.33 | 5 | 27.78 | 55 |
| 12 | 1 | 33.33 | 12 | 66.67 | 54 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 18 of 18 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 9 | Number of coins (n) | 18 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.23 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 64,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.6 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00028 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.44% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 11,145.51 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,092 kg <br /> 1,092 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 27,863.78 |
Remarks
References
- ^ C. Grandjean, Les Messéniens de 370/369 au 1er siècle de notre ère. Monnayages et histoire, Athens, 2003
