H 168 - Hermione, silver, triobols (360-325 BCE)
From SILVER
360 BCE - 325 BCE Silver 1,133 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Demeter Chthonia to left, wearing grain wreath, pendant earring and pearl necklace |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΕΡ (Greek).Monogram of ΕΡ within wreath of grain |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Hermione | 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. | 360 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 325 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 | 2.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | triobol
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
H168 Hermione triobol.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Grandjean 19901Grandjean 1990, p. 31-32 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 2816, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 168 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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 | 6 | 31.58 | 6 | 6.12 | 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 9 |
| 2 | 4 | 21.05 | 8 | 8.16 | 10, 11, 12, 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 10.53 | 6 | 6.12 | 9, 15 |
| 5 | 1 | 5.26 | 5 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 5.26 | 6 | 6.12 | 16 |
| 7 | 1 | 5.26 | 7 | 7.14 | 4 |
| 9 | 1 | 5.26 | 9 | 9.18 | 3 |
| 11 | 1 | 5.26 | 11 | 11.22 | 13 |
| 12 | 1 | 5.26 | 12 | 12.24 | 2 |
| 28 | 1 | 5.26 | 28 | 28.57 | 1 |
| Total | 19 of 19 | 99.98 | 98 of 98 | 99.97 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 6 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 29 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 98 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 5.16 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.38 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.53 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 31.58 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 20.98 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 419,600 |
| 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) | 23.57 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00023 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 93.88% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 9,342.23 |
| 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 | 1,133 kg <br /> 1,133 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 23,355.58 |
Remarks
Most likely two workstations
References
- ^ Grandjean, Catherine (1990), "Le monnayage d'argent et de bronze d'Hermioné, Argolide", Revue Numismatique, 32, p. 28-55, pl. 8-11.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
