S 1804 - Acanthus, silver, tetradrachms (Period A) (525-500 BCE) Tselekas
From SILVER
525 BCE - 500 BCE Silver 13,331 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Lion right attacking Bull left and biting into its rear, acanthus leaf below beaded exergual line |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Acanthus | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Macedon | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 525 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 500 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 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 | 17.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC146 Acanthus.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Tselekas 19961Tselekas 1996, p. 190-199 (Period A) | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
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 | 16 | 53.33 | 16 | 18.6 | 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 30 |
| 2 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 13.95 | 1, 2, 5, 9, 23, 25 |
| 3 | 1 | 3.33 | 3 | 3.49 | 20 |
| 5 | 1 | 3.33 | 5 | 5.81 | 29 |
| 6 | 1 | 3.33 | 6 | 6.98 | 17 |
| 8 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 27.91 | 22, 24, 27 |
| 9 | 1 | 3.33 | 9 | 10.47 | 28 |
| 11 | 1 | 3.33 | 11 | 12.79 | 26 |
| Total | 30 of 30 | 99.98 | 86 of 86 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 30 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 16 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 40 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 86 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.87 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.15 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 53.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 38.98 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 779,600 |
| 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) | 46.07 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00011 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 81.4% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,412.52 |
| 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 | 13,331 kg <br /> 13,331 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 11,031.3 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Tselekas, Panagiotis (1996), The Coinage of Acanthus, Oxford, St Cross College, DPhil, 350 p., 7 maps, 53 pl.
