S 244 - Aetolia (uncertain mint) (Aetolian League), silver, triobols (239-229 BCE)
From SILVER
239 BCE - 229 BCE Silver 368 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Atalanta right. |
| Reverse: | AΙΤΩΛΩΝ (Greek).The Kalydonian boar standing right, head raised, in exergue, spear head to right. |
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: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.40 | Denomination: | triobol
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Standard: |
Image
_(Aetolian_League),_silver,_triobols_(239-229_BCE).jpg)
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. 81-83, no. 507-520. | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 7 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 11 | Number of coins (n) | 38 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5.43 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.45 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.57 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 14.29 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.66 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 153,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8.58 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00025 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.37% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 9,921.67 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 368 kg <br /> 368 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 24,804.18 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Tsangari, Dimitra (2007) Corpus des monnaies d’or, d’argent et de Bronze de la confédération étolienne, Athens, 507 p. : illustrations.
