H 140 - Epirus (uncertain mint) (Epirote League), silver, hektai (234-168 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7944

234 BCE - 168 BCE Silver 669 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Laureate head of Zeus to right.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	AΠEIPΩTAN (Greek).Thunderbolt, all within oak wreath.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Epirus (uncertain mint)

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Epirus

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:

Epirote League

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

234 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

168 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Silver

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

1.50

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

hekte

StandardStandard.:

Image

H140 Zeus Dodona.jpeg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Franke 19611Franke 1961
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear I2Sear I, n° 1998, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 140

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	11	68.75	11	27.5
1	11	68.75	11	27.5	193, 198, 205
2	3	18.75	6	15	194, 195, 196, 199, 201, 202, 203, 204, 206, 207, 208
9	1	6.25	9	22.5	200
14	1	6.25	14	35	197
Total	27 of 16	168.75	51 of 40	127.5

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	16	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	11
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	15	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	40
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	2.5	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	2.67
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	0.94	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	68.75 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	22.3	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	446,000
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)	26.67	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00009
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	72.5%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	3,587.44
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	669 kg <br /> 669 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	8,968.61

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation