S 1807 - Acanthus, silver, tetradrachms (Period D-E) (465-430 BCE) Tselekas
From SILVER
465 BCE - 430 BCE Silver 46,088 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Lion to right, attacking bull, with head raised, collapsing to left, in exergue, fish swimming to left. |
| Reverse: | ΑΚΑΝΘΙΟΝ (Greek).Raised quadripartite square surrounded by inscription, all within shallow incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Acanthus | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 465 BCE | to | 430 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.10 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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.]]1Tselekas 1996, p. 251-265 (Period D-E) | ||
| Coin series reference: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 35 | 70 | 35 | 49.3 | 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 244, 245, 247, 248, 250, 252, 253, 254, 255, 257, 258, 259, 260, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 273, 276, 277, 280, 281 |
| 2 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 33.8 | 235, 243, 246, 249, 256, 261, 272, 274, 275, 278, 279, 284 |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16.9 | 251, 282, 283 |
| Total | 50 of 50 | 100 | 71 of 71 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 50 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 35 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 50 | Number of coins (n) | 71 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.42 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.42 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 70 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 134.76 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 2,695,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 169.05 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 50.7% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,053.73 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 46,088 kg <br /> 46,088 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 2,634.31 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Tselekas, Panagiotis (1996), The Coinage of Acanthus, Oxford, St Cross College, DPhil, 350 p., 7 maps, 53 pl.
