219 BCE - 196 BCE Silver 4,575 kg
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| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Heracles right, bearded and wearing diadem (?). Border of dots.
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| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΛΑ (Greek).Amphora between the pilei of the Dioscuri.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Lacedaemon
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Ancient regionAncient region.:
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Peloponnesus (Laconia)
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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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219 BCE
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toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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196 BCE
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PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 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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2.30
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:
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hemidrachm
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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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25
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33.33
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25
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12.14
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6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 35, 36, 37, 38, 43, 44, 48, 52, 61, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 75
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| 2
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20
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26.67
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40
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19.42
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4, 5, 11, 13, 15, 16, 20, 22, 25, 34, 39, 47, 50, 51, 53, 56, 58, 66, 73, 76
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| 3
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10
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13.33
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30
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14.56
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2, 3, 14, 27, 31, 32, 45, 46, 57, 74
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| 4
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5
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6.67
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20
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9.71
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1, 28, 29, 33, 41
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| 5
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7
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9.33
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35
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16.99
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8, 9, 23, 40, 55, 60, 69
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| 6
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4
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5.33
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24
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11.65
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10, 42, 59, 62
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| 7
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1
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1.33
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7
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3.4
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26
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| 8
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2
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2.67
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16
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7.77
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12, 54
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| 9
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1
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1.33
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9
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4.37
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30
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| Total
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75 of 75
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99.99
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206 of 206
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100.01
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no distribution is available
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| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)
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75
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Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ
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25
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| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)
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113
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Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)
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206
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| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)
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2.75
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Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)
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1.82
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| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)
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1.51
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Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ
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33.33 %
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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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99.46
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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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1,989,200
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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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117.94
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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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0.00010
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| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)
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87.86%
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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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4,142.37
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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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4,575 kg <br /> 4,575 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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10,355.92
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Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Grunauer-von Hoerschelmann Susanne (1978), Die Münzprägung der Lakedaimonier, AMUGS 7, Berlin.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
H 180 - Lacedaemon, silver, hemidrachms (219-196 BCE)
