S 245 - Aetolia (uncertain mint) (Aetolian League), gold, staters (220-205 BCE)
From SILVER
220 BCE - 205 BCE Gold 18,955 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet with a snake. |
| Reverse: | AΙΤΩΛΩΝ (Greek).Aetolia sitting on galatian and macedonian shields, wielding scepter in right hand and Nike in left hand, right. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Aetolia (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Aetolia | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Aetolian League |
Chronology
| From | 220 BCE | to | 205 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_(220-205_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. 87-89, no. 559-567 et p. 90-91, no. 569-575. | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 16 | Number of coins (n) | 29 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.22 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.81 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.78 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 44.44 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 11.15 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 223,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 13.05 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00013 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 86.21% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,201.79 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 18,955 kg <br /> 18,955 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 13,004.48 |
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.
