Thessalonica? (Roman Republic), silver, tetradrachms (Artemis/club and LEG MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ) (148-147 BCE)
From SILVER
148 BCE - 147 BCE Silver 2,362 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Artemis r. with quiver over shoulder in the centre of a Macedonian decorated shield |
| Reverse: | LEG MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ (Latin; Greek).Club with handle to the l., above, hand holding olive branch l.. All within wreath of oak leaves and acorns |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Thessalonica | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Roman Republic, Roman province of Macedonia |
Chronology
| From | 148 BCE | to | 147 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.80 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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.]]1MacKay 1968, p. 15-40, pl. 4-8. | ||
| 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° 1388, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 132, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 3.1, n° 1105 | ||
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 7 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 22 | Number of coins (n) | 81 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 11.57 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.68 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.14 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 14.29 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.03 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 140,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 7.66 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00058 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.77% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 23,044.1 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,362 kg <br /> 2,362 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 57,610.24 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation The exact localization of the mint is unknown. Likely to be Thessalonica or Amphipolis
References
- ^ MacKay, Pierre A. (1968), "Macedonian Tetradrachms of 148-147 B.C.", American Numismatic Society Museum Notes, 14, p. 15-40, pl. 4-8.
- ^ 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.
