S 249 - Aetolia (uncertain mint) (Aetolian League), silver, drachms (220-205 BCE)
From SILVER
220 BCE - 205 BCE Silver 3,755 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Artemis right, wearing laureal wreath, bow and quiver on shoulder. (In the field, ΦΙ). |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΙΤΩΛΩΝ (Greek).Aetolia sitting on galatian and macedonian shields, wielding scepter in right hand and sword in left hand, right. Monogram in right field. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Aetolia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Aetolia | 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: | Aetolian League |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 220 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 205 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 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 | 4.90 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Tsangari 20071Tsangari 2007, p. 97-98, no. 635-636, p. 99, no. 650-651, p. 100-101, no. 670-678, p. 103-104, no. 712-720, p. 107, no. 764-765, p. 109, no. 786-789, p. 110, no. 800-801, p. 111, no. 809, p. 113-114, no. 821. | ||
| 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 | 13 | 54.17 | 13 | 26.53 | D1, D2, D5, D6, D7, D8, D11, D14, D16, D17, D19, D20, D24 |
| 2 | 3 | 12.5 | 6 | 12.24 | D3, D10, D23 |
| 3 | 5 | 20.83 | 15 | 30.61 | D4, D9, D12, D13, D15 |
| 4 | 1 | 4.17 | 4 | 8.16 | D21 |
| 5 | 1 | 4.17 | 5 | 10.2 | D22 |
| 6 | 1 | 4.17 | 6 | 12.24 | D18 |
| Total | 24 of 24 | 100.01 | 49 of 49 | 99.98 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 24 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 13 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 28 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 49 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.04 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.75 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.17 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 54.17 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 38.32 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 766,400 |
| 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) | 47.04 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 73.47% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,557.41 |
| 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 | 3,755 kg <br /> 3,755 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 6,393.53 |
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.
