H 160 - Athens, silver, drachms (185/0-135 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 7829


185 BCE - 135 BCE Silver 3,870 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested Attic helmet with Pegasus, aplastron and front part of horses. Border of dots.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΑΘΕ (Greek).Owl standing to right, head facing, [month] on amphora, A-ӨE above NIKHTHΣ ΔIONYΣIOΣ (magistrates' names) in six lines across field, head of gorgon in lower right field, all within wreath.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Athens Ancient regionAncient region.: Attica 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. 185 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 135 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 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 4.15 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
H160 Athena parthenos.jpeg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Thompson 19611Thompson 1961
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear I2Sear I, n° 2560, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 160



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).
1 9 20.93 9 3.64 17, 49, 143, 145, 150, 157X, 183, 246, 311
2 4 9.3 8 3.24 93, 144, 156, 223
3 7 16.28 21 8.5 16, 139, 153, 154, 222, 224, 245
4 4 9.3 16 6.48 152, 219, 325, 327
5 2 4.65 10 4.05 138, 220
7 3 6.98 21 8.5 157, 225, 310
8 4 9.3 32 12.96 146, 148, 308, 309
9 3 6.98 27 10.93 142, 147, 307
10 1 2.33 10 4.05 141
11 2 4.65 22 8.91 221, 326
13 2 4.65 26 10.53 151, 155
16 1 2.33 16 6.48 140
29 1 2.33 29 11.74 149
Total 43 of 43 100.01 247 of 247 100.01
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 43 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  9
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 106 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 247
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 5.74 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 2.33
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 2.47 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  20.93 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  46.63 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  932,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 52.06 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00026
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 96.36% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  10,594.04
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  3,870 kg <br /> 3,870 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  26,485.1
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Thompson, Margaret (1961), The new style silver coinage of Athens, Numismatic Studies 10, New York, 2 vol.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.