S 1646 - Botteatai (Philip V), silver, hemidrachms (185-168 BCE)
From SILVER
185 BCE - 168 BCE Silver 1,168 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Macedonian shield, star pattern within central boss |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | βοττεατων across hull (Greek).Stern of galley right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Botteatai | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Macedonia | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Perseus (Antigonid king, c. 212-166 BC), Philip V of Macedonia (238-179 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 185 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 168 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 1.65 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | hemidrachm , triobol
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
S1646 Botteatai hemidrachms.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Kremydi 20181Kremydi 2018, p. 50-57 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 3.12HGC 3.1, n° 358 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 12 | 42.86 | 12 | 14.12 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 27 |
| 2 | 9 | 32.14 | 18 | 21.18 | 1, 9, 10, 14, 18, 20, 23, 25, 26 |
| 3 | 1 | 3.57 | 3 | 3.53 | 17 |
| 4 | 1 | 3.57 | 4 | 4.71 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | 3.57 | 5 | 5.88 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 3.57 | 6 | 7.06 | 19 |
| 7 | 1 | 3.57 | 7 | 8.24 | 11 |
| 8 | 1 | 3.57 | 8 | 9.41 | 28 |
| 22 | 1 | 3.57 | 22 | 25.88 | 8 |
| Total | 28 of 28 | 99.99 | 85 of 85 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 28 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 12 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 32 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 85 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.04 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.66 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.14 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 42.86 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 35.38 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 707,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 41.75 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 85.88% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,804.97 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 1,168 kg <br /> 1,168 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 12,012.44 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Kremydi, Sophia (2018), 'Autonomous' coinages under the late Antigonids, Melethmata 79, Athens, Institute of Historical Research, 406 p., 72 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.
