404 BCE - 356 BCE Silver 14,904 kg
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| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Hermes facing slightly left, wearing petasos.
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| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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AINION (Greek).Goat standing right, race torch before, all within incuse square.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Aenus
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Ancient regionAncient region.:
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Thrace
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Modern countryModern country: Greece
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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:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.
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404 BCE
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toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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356 BCE
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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.:
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Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams
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15.40
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:
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tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.:
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| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ
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Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)
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% (o)
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Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)
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% (n)
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Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
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| 1
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12
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31.58
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12
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10.53
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205, 217, 227, 238, 239, 240, 241, 244, 245, 246, 257, 262
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| 2
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12
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31.58
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24
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21.05
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203, 204, 216, 228, 242, 251, 254, 255, 259, 260, 261, 263
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| 3
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6
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15.79
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18
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15.79
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202, 215, 236, 243, 248, 249
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| 4
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2
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5.26
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8
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7.02
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207, 247
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| 5
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2
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5.26
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10
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8.77
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218, 235
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| 6
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2
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5.26
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12
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10.53
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206, 226
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| 7
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1
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2.63
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7
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6.14
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224
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| 23
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1
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2.63
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23
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20.18
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230
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| Total
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38 of 38
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99.99
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114 of 114
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100.01
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| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)
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38
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Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ
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12
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| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)
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NC"NC" is not a number.
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Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)
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114
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| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)
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3
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Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)
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| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)
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Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ
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31.58 %
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| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ
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48.39
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Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ
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967,800
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| 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)
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57
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Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ
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0.00012
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| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)
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89.47%
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Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ
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4,711.72
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| 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
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14,904 kg <br /> 14,904 kg
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Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ
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11,779.29
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References
- ^ May John M. F. (1950), Ainos. Its History and Coinage 474-341 B.C., Oxford, xvi, 288 p., 10 pl.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
AC 113 - Aenus, silver, tetradrachms (405/4-357/6 BCE)
