Thessalonica? (Aesillas), silver, tetradrachms (100-65 BCE) Bauslaugh
From SILVER
100 BCE - 65 BCE Silver 35,071 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Various legends: 1) MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ ; 2) CAE PR MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ ; 3) S I MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ (Greek; Latin).Diademed head of Alexander the Great right. |
| Reverse: | Various legends: 1) AESILLAS Q. ; 2) SVVRA LEG PRO Q (Latin).Money chest, club and chair, all within wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Thessalonica | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC), Roman Republic, Roman province of Macedonia |
Chronology
| From | 100 BCE | to | 65 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.90 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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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.]]1Bauslaugh 2000 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 1463-1464, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 134, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 3.1, n° 1110 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 34 | 33.33 | 34 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 10.78 | 22 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 7.84 | 24 | ||
| 4 | 10 | 9.8 | 40 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2.94 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 11 | 10.78 | 66 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 1.96 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 4.9 | 40 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 2.94 | 30 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 1.96 | 22 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 0.98 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 0.98 | 13 | ||
| 17 | 1 | 0.98 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 1 | 0.98 | 18 | ||
| 9 | 8 | 7.84 | 72 | ||
| Total | 101 of 102 | 98.99 | 439 of 1,000 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 102 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 34 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 377 | Number of coins (n) | 1000 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 9.8 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.65 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.7 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 103.76 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 2,075,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 113.59 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00048 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.6% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 19,275.25 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 35,071 kg <br /> 35,071 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 48,188.13 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
References
- ^ Bauslaugh, Robert A. (2000), Silver coinage with the types of Aesillas the Quaestor, Numismatic Studies 22, New York.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.
