S 247 - Aetolia (uncertain mint) (Aetolian League), silver, didrachms (220-205 BCE)
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220 BCE - 205 BCE Silver 10,368 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. In the field, ΛΥ. |
| Reverse: | AΙΤΩΛΩΝ (Greek).Aitolos, nude but for chlamys wrapped round his l. arm and kausia in the back, standing l., l. foot on rock, holding spear with his r. hand, sword at side, in left field NI. |
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: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 10.50 | Denomination: | didrachm
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Standard: |
Image
_(Aetolian_League),_silver,_didrachms_(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. 92-93, no. 576-586, p. 97, no. 634, p. 98-99, no. 637-649, p. 99-100, no. 652-669, p. 102, no. 692-711, p. 104-107, no. 721-763, p. 108-109, no. 770-785, p. 110, no. 795-799, p. 111, no. 806-808, p. 111-113, no. 810-820, p. 114, no. 822. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 13 | 30.23 | 13 | 7.1 | D2, D3, D4, D14, D16, D19, D32, D34, D35, D36, D37, D41, D43 |
| 2 | 7 | 16.28 | 14 | 7.65 | D5, D7, D10, D15, D31, D33, D38 |
| 3 | 6 | 13.95 | 18 | 9.84 | D8, D18, D20, D25, D26, D27 |
| 4 | 5 | 11.63 | 20 | 10.93 | D6, D9, D11, D12, D40 |
| 5 | 2 | 4.65 | 10 | 5.46 | D1, D21 |
| 6 | 1 | 2.33 | 6 | 3.28 | D29 |
| 7 | 1 | 2.33 | 7 | 3.83 | D30 |
| 8 | 2 | 4.65 | 16 | 8.74 | D13, D39 |
| 12 | 1 | 2.33 | 12 | 6.56 | D23 |
| 16 | 2 | 4.65 | 32 | 17.49 | D24, D28 |
| 17 | 1 | 2.33 | 17 | 9.29 | D17 |
| Total | 41 of 43 | 95.36 | 165 of 183 | 90.17 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 43 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 13 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 130 | Number of coins (n) | 183 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.26 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.41 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.02 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 30.23 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 49.37 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 987,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 56.21 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00019 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.9% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 7,413.41 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 10,368 kg <br /> 10,368 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 18,533.52 |
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.
