S 253 - Aetolia (uncertain mint) (Aetolian League), silver, triobols (205-150 BCE)
From SILVER
205 BCE - 150 BCE Silver 6,999 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Atalanta right. (In the field, A or a monogram). |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
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. | 205 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 150 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 | 2.40 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | triobol
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StandardStandard.: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Tsangari 20071Tsangari 2007, p. 141-167, no. 1128-1399. | ||
| 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 | 35 | 29.91 | 35 | 9.46 | D47, D48, D50, D60, D61, D66, D67, D70, D72, D74, D80, D82, D83, D84, D87, D88, D89, D92, D100, D103, D107, D109, D115, D119, D130, D131, D132, D134, D136, D137, D138, D141, D142, D156, D158 |
| 2 | 28 | 23.93 | 56 | 15.14 | D49, D51, D58, D62, D63, D65, D68, D71, D76, D77, D81, D85, D86, D95, D98, D99, D101, D102, D108, D117, D121, D125, D133, D139, D150, D159, D160, D163 |
| 3 | 17 | 14.53 | 51 | 13.78 | D55, D57, D64, D69, D90, D91, D93, D96, D97, D110, D111, D120, D135, D145, D146, D147, D162 |
| 4 | 8 | 6.84 | 32 | 8.65 | D56, D73, D122, D126, D128, D144, D148, D153 |
| 5 | 11 | 9.4 | 55 | 14.86 | D78, D104, D105, D106, D116, D124, D149, D151, D152, D155, D157 |
| 6 | 5 | 4.27 | 30 | 8.11 | D53, D94, D112, D118, D143 |
| 7 | 3 | 2.56 | 21 | 5.68 | D59, D75, D113 |
| 8 | 3 | 2.56 | 24 | 6.49 | D123, D127, D129 |
| 9 | 5 | 4.27 | 45 | 12.16 | D123, D127, D129 |
| 10 | 1 | 0.85 | 10 | 2.7 | D79 |
| 11 | 1 | 0.85 | 11 | 2.97 | D154 |
| Total | 117 of 117 | 99.97 | 370 of 370 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 117 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 35 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 226 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 370 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.16 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.64 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.93 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 29.91 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 145.81 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 2,916,200 |
| 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) | 171.11 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00013 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.54% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,075.1 |
| 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 | 6,999 kg <br /> 6,999 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 12,687.74 |
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.
