S 1808 - Acanthus, silver, tetradrachms (Period F-G) (430-350 BCE) Tselekas
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430 BCE - 350 BCE Silver 20,572 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Lion to right, attacking a bull kneeling to left with upraised head, in exergue, in tiny letters, ΑΛΕ. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΚΑ - Ν - ΘΙΟ - Ν (Greek).Quadripartite square with granulated surfaces, all within shallow 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. | 430 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 350 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 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 | 14.30 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Tselekas 1996, p. 304-323 (Period F-G) | ||
| 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 | 19 | 35.19 | 19 | 12.93 | 285, 288, 289, 291, 293, 298, 301, 302, 303, 307, 315, 322, 324, 329, 332, 335, 336, 337, 338 |
| 2 | 16 | 29.63 | 32 | 21.77 | 287, 292, 295, 300, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 311, 313, 317, 318, 319, 326, 327 |
| 3 | 9 | 16.67 | 27 | 18.37 | 294, 296, 297, 299, 314, 321, 323, 331, 334 |
| 4 | 3 | 5.56 | 12 | 8.16 | 290, 320325 |
| 5 | 2 | 3.7 | 10 | 6.8 | 286, 316 |
| 6 | 2 | 3.7 | 12 | 8.16 | 312, 328 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.85 | 7 | 4.76 | 304 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.85 | 10 | 6.8 | 330 |
| 18 | 1 | 1.85 | 18 | 12.24 | 333 |
| Total | 54 of 54 | 100 | 147 of 147 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 54 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 19 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 75 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 147 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.72 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.96 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.39 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 35.19 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 71.93 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,438,600 |
| 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) | 85.35 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.07% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,087.31 |
| 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 | 20,572 kg <br /> 20,572 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 10,218.27 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Tselekas, Panagiotis (1996), The Coinage of Acanthus, Oxford, St Cross College, DPhil, 350 p., 7 maps, 53 pl.
