S 389 - Pellene, bronze, 191-146 BC
From SILVER
191 BCE - 146 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Zeus Homarios left, naked, holding Nike stephanephoros in right hand and scepter in left hand. In field, AΘΑΝΙΠΠΟΣ or APXEMAXI. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | AXAIΩN ΠEΛΛΑΝΕΩΝ (Greek).Personification of Achaea seating left, wearing chiton and peplos, holding wreath in right hand and scepter in left hand. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Pellene | Ancient region: | Peloponnesus | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Achaean League |
Chronology
| From | 191 BCE | to | 146 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Denomination: | Standard: |
Image
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. 33-37, no. 548-644. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 54 | 77.14 | 54 | 55.67 | 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 |
| 2 | 9 | 12.86 | 18 | 18.56 | 7, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 52, 56, 58 |
| 3 | 3 | 4.29 | 9 | 9.28 | 3, 41, 42 |
| 4 | 4 | 5.71 | 16 | 16.49 | 1, 2, 39, 40 |
| Total | 70 of 70 | 100 | 97 of 97 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 70 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 54 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 86 | Number of coins (n) | 97 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.39 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.13 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.23 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 77.14 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 199.89 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 3,997,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 251.48 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 44.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 970.53 |
| 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 | 2,426.33 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Warren, Jennifer A. W. (2007), The Bronze Coinage of the Achaian Koinon. The Currency of a Federal Ideal, Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication 42, London, xvi, 212 p., 39 pl.
