S 388 - Patrae, bronze, 191-146 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9132

191 BCE - 146 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Zeus Homarios left, naked, holding Nike stephanephoros in right hand and scepter in left hand. Border of dots.
Reverse:	AXAIΩN ΠΑΤΡΕΩΝ (Greek).Personification of Achaea seating left, wearing chiton and peplos, holding wreath in right hand and scepter in left hand. In field, ΣΙΜΟΣ. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Patrae

Ancient region:

Peloponnesus

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Achaean League

Chronology

From

191 BCE

to

146 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Denomination:

Standard:

Image

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References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Warren 2007, p. 33, no. 545-547.
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	3	100	3	100	1, 2, 3
Total	3 of 3	100	3 of 3	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	3	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	3
Number of reverse dies (r)	3	Number of coins (n)	3
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	100 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	176.47	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	3,529,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)		Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00000
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	0%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	34
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	85

Remarks