H 241 - Aphrodisias-Plarasa, bronze, chalkous (100-30 BCE)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 8027

100 BCE - 30 BCE Bronze

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	ΠΛΑΡΑ ΑΦΡΟ (Greek).Double-axe
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	Μ / A - Λ (Greek).Cuirass within shallow incuse square

Mint and issuing power

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

Aphrodisias

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Caria

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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.

100 BCE

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

30 BCE

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

Physical description

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

Bronze

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

1.60

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

chalkous

StandardStandard.:

Image

H241 Aphrodisias.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	MacDonald 19921MacDonald 1992, types n° 29-32.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear II2Sear II, n° 4796, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 241

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	16	55.17	16	29.09	35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44, 45, 47, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60
2	6	20.69	12	21.82	32, 42, 43, 49, 51, 59
3	2	6.9	6	10.91	41, 46
4	4	13.79	16	29.09	34, 36, 48, 50
5	1	3.45	5	9.09	33
Total	29 of 29	100	55 of 55	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ^ᵖ (o)	29	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ^ᵖ	16
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	30	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	55
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	1.9	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.83
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.03	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ^ᵖ	55.17 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ^ᵖ	49.76	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ^ᵖ	995,200
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)	61.35	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ^ᵖ	0.00006
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ^ᵖ (o = % of O)	70.91%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ^ᵖ	2,210.61
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	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ^ᵖ	5,526.53

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

^ MacDonald, David (1992), The Coinage of Aphrodisias, RNS 23, Londres, types n° 2-26.
^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.