S 446 - Messene, bronze, chalkoi (150-100 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9680

150 BCE - 100 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots.
Reverse:	ME (Greek).Tripod within circle.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Messene

Ancient region:

Peloponnesus

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chronology

From

150 BCE

to

100 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

1.80

Denomination:

chalkous

Standard:

Image

]]S_446_-_Messene,_bronze,_chalkoi_(150-100_BCE).png [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Grandjean 2003, series XIII.
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	15	57.69	15	23.08	363, 364, 367, 368, 369, 371, 372, 377, 379, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386
2	4	15.38	8	12.31	361, 365, 366, 370
3	2	7.69	6	9.23	362, 376
4	1	3.85	4	6.15	374
5	2	7.69	10	15.38	373, 380
7	1	3.85	7	10.77	375
15	1	3.85	15	23.08	378
Total	26 of 26	100	65 of 65	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	26	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	15
Number of reverse dies (r)	35	Number of coins (n)	65
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2.5	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.86
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.35	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	57.69 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	36.23	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	724,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	43.33	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00009
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	76.92%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	3,588.19
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	8,970.47

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