S 1808 - Acanthus, silver, tetradrachms (Period F-G) (430-350 BCE) Tselekas

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 12705

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

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Silver

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

StandardStandard.:

Image

S1808 Acanthus tetradrachms F-G.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Tselekas 19961Tselekas 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

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