S 241 - Aetolia (uncertain mint) (Aetolian League), gold, staters (239-229 BCE)
From SILVER
239 BCE - 229 BCE Gold 12,835 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena right, wearing earrings, necklace and crested Corinthian helmet with griffin or snake (and Λ). (In the field, owl). |
| Reverse: | AΙΤΩΛΩΝ (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Aetolia (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Aetolia | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Aetolian League |
Chronology
| From | 239 BCE | to | 229 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 8.50 | Denomination: | stater
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
_(Aetolian_League),_gold,_staters_(239-229_BCE).png)
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Tsangari 2007, p. 73-75, no. 449-458. | ||
| Coin series reference: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 18.18 | 2, 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 18.18 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 27.27 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 36.36 | 5 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 11 of 11 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 10 | Number of coins (n) | 11 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.55 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 151,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.17 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 81.82% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,913.91 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 12,835 kg <br /> 12,835 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,284.77 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Tsangari, Dimitra (2007) Corpus des monnaies d’or, d’argent et de Bronze de la confédération étolienne, Athens, 507 p. : illustrations.
