S 1816 - Acanthus, silver, tritetartemoria (Period C) (478-465 BCE)
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478 BCE - 465 BCE Silver 411 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bull's head r., border of dots |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Four-part 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. | 478 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 465 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 | 0.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tritetartemorion | StandardStandard.: |
Image
S1816 Acanthus tritetartemoria C.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Tselekas 19961Tselekas 1996, p. 239-242, 244, 248-249, 249-251 | ||
| 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 | 59.38 | 19 | 20.21 | 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 77, 80 |
| 2 | 4 | 12.5 | 8 | 8.51 | 61, 72, 75, 82 |
| 3 | 1 | 3.13 | 3 | 3.19 | 81 |
| 5 | 4 | 12.5 | 20 | 21.28 | 56, 76, 78, 83 |
| 6 | 1 | 3.13 | 6 | 6.38 | 68 |
| 10 | 1 | 3.13 | 10 | 10.64 | 60 |
| 14 | 2 | 6.25 | 28 | 29.79 | 57, 79 |
| Total | 32 of 32 | 100.02 | 94 of 94 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 32 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 19 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 56 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 94 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.94 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.68 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.75 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 59.38 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 41.12 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 822,400 |
| 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) | 48.52 | 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) | 79.79% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,571.98 |
| 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 | 411 kg <br /> 411 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 11,429.96 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Tselekas, Panagiotis (1996), The Coinage of Acanthus, Oxford, St Cross College, DPhil, 350 p., 7 maps, 53 pl.
