S 742 - Ekkarra, bronze (Zeus/Artemis) (325-320 BCE)
From SILVER
325 BCE - 320 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate head of Zeus to left |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | EKKAPPEΩΝ, EKKAPPEI or EKKAP (Greek).Artemis standing to left, holding spear |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ekkarra | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Thessaly | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 325 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 320 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical and Hellenistic |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze 
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
Image
S742 Ekkarra.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Liampi 19981Liampi 1998 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 2079, HGC 43HGC 4, n° 1 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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 | 1 | 6.25 | 1 | 0.49 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | 6.25 | 2 | 0.98 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 6.25 | 3 | 1.46 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | 12.5 | 10 | 4.88 | 9, 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 11.71 | 5, 6, 8, 14 |
| 12 | 2 | 12.5 | 24 | 11.71 | 12 |
| 13 | 1 | 6.25 | 13 | 6.34 | 13 |
| 17 | 1 | 6.25 | 17 | 8.29 | 7 |
| 23 | 1 | 6.25 | 23 | 11.22 | 11 |
| 26 | 1 | 6.25 | 26 | 12.68 | 2 |
| 30 | 1 | 6.25 | 30 | 14.63 | 3 |
| 45 | 1 | 6.25 | 45 | 21.95 | 1 |
| Total | 17 of 16 | 106.25 | 218 of 205 | 106.34 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 16 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 27 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 205 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 12.81 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 7.59 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.69 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 6.25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 15.95 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 319,000 |
| 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) | 17.35 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00064 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.51% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 25,705.33 |
| 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 | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 64,263.32 |
Remarks
Most likely two workstations For the die-links, see chart p. 433
References
- ^ Liampi, Katerini (1998), "Ekkarra, eine Stadt der Achaia Phtiotis: Ihre Lage nach den numismatischen Zeugnissen", in U. Peter (ed.), Stephanos nomismatikos. Edit Schönert-Geiss zum 65. Geburtstag, Berlin, p. 417-439.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2014), Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4. Northern and Central Greece : Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris and Corinthia, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, lxxi, 563 p.
