Eretria, silver, staters (411-404 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 7748


411 BCE - 404 BCE Silver 1,202 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: head of nymph Euboia to right, hair rolled, wearing round earring.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: EYB (Greek).Cow seated to right, bunch of grapes above, [E]YB below all within incuse square.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Eretria Ancient regionAncient region.: Euboea 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: Euboean League
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 411 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 404 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 12.09 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater Nomisma.org StandardStandard.:
Image
AC186 Eretria.jpeg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Wallace 19561Wallace 1956, n° 1-13.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear I2Sear I, n° 2462, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 186, HGC 44HGC 4, n° 1412



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
4 1 20 4 5.97 2
5 1 20 5 7.46 1
18 1 20 18 26.87 3
19 1 20 19 28.36 5
21 1 20 21 31.34 4
Total 5 of 5 100 67 of 67 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 5 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. 
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 7 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 67
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 13.4 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 9.57
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.4 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  4.97 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  99,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 5.4 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00067
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) % Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  26,961.77
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  1,202 kg <br /> 1,202 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  67,404.43
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Wallace, William P. (1956), The Euboian League and its coinage, Numismatic notes and monographs 134, New York, 180 p., 16 pl., n° 1-13.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
  4. ^  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.