Elis, silver, staters (various types related to Zeus) (471-365 BCE)
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471 BCE - 365 BCE Silver 20,219 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Eagle standing to right, wings displayed, holding serpent in beak, [Δ]-A across lower fields. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | FA (Greek).Winged thunderbolt with volutes, F-A across fields, all within circular incuse. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Elis | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Peloponnesus | 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. | 471 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 365 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 12.30 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater
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StandardStandard.: | Aeginetic |
Image
AC205 Olympia.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Seltman 19211Seltman 1921, series I-XIX, n° 1-174. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 52HGC 5, n° 341, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 205 | ||
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 | 23 | 30.67 | 23 | 5.69 | A, B, C, E, F, M, P, Q, U, V, Y, Z, AA, AD, AP, AQ, AR, AY, BC, BR, BY, BZ |
| 2 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 5.94 | D, H, J, K, T, AE, AL, AM, AV, AZ, BG, BU |
| 3 | 10 | 13.33 | 30 | 7.43 | N, R, S, W, AB, AC, AJ, AO, BB, BJ |
| 4 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 8.91 | G, L, X, AK, AX, BA, BD, BL, BQ |
| 5 | 2 | 2.67 | 10 | 2.48 | AH, BE |
| 6 | 2 | 2.67 | 12 | 2.97 | BM, BP |
| 7 | 1 | 1.33 | 7 | 1.73 | AF |
| 8 | 1 | 1.33 | 8 | 1.98 | BO |
| 9 | 1 | 1.33 | 9 | 2.23 | BV |
| 10 | 2 | 2.67 | 20 | 4.95 | AU, AW |
| 13 | 1 | 1.33 | 13 | 3.22 | BF |
| 14 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 10.4 | AN, BK, BX |
| 15 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 11.14 | AG, AT, BN |
| 17 | 1 | 1.33 | 17 | 4.21 | BW |
| 18 | 2 | 2.67 | 36 | 8.91 | AS, BH |
| 23 | 1 | 1.33 | 23 | 5.69 | BS |
| 49 | 1 | 1.33 | 49 | 12.13 | BT |
| Total | 75 of 75 | 99.99 | 404 of 404 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 75 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 23 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 106 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 404 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 5.39 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.81 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.41 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 30.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 82.19 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,643,800 |
| 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) | 92.1 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00025 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.31% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 9,830.88 |
| 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 | 20,219 kg <br /> 20,219 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 24,577.2 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Seltman, Charles T. (1921), The temple coins of Olympia, Cambridge, ix, [1], 117 p. : 1 ill. ; 25 x 19 cm. and XII pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2011), Handbook of Greek Coins 5. Coins of the Peloponnesos, Achaia, Phleiasia, Sikyonia, Elis, Triphylia, Messenia, Lakonia, Argolis, and Arkadia, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster (PA), 2011.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
