Maroneia, silver, staters (horse/bunches of grapes) (386-347 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7578

386 BCE - 347 BCE Silver 10,536 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Horse galloping on the left.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	ΕΠΙ / ΧΟΡ/ΗΓ/Ο (Greek).Vine carrying four bunches of grapes in a square. Around this square ΕΠΙ + name of magistrate and symbol of a fly on left edge.

Mint and issuing power

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

Maroneia

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Thrace

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.

386 BCE

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

347 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 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

10.90

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

stater

StandardStandard.:

Image

AC139 Maroneia.jpeg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Schönert-Geiss 19871Schönert-Geiss 1987, n° 407-506.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1533, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 139

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	10	22.73	10	4.27	1, 3, 6, 17, 19, 21, 24, 31, 39, 44
2	7	15.91	14	5.98	12, 14, 27, 29, 34, 35, 36
3	4	9.09	12	5.13	28, 30, 40, 43
4	7	15.91	28	11.97	5, 7, 15, 18, 20, 37, 42
5	2	4.55	10	4.27	38, 41
6	2	4.55	12	5.13	13, 25
7	2	4.55	14	5.98	10, 11
8	3	6.82	24	10.26	2, 4, 9
9	3	6.82	27	11.54	8, 23, 33
16	1	2.27	16	6.84	32
17	1	2.27	17	7.26	16
24	1	2.27	24	10.26	26
26	1	2.27	26	11.11	22
Total	44 of 44	100.01	234 of 234	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	44	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	10
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	71	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	234
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	5.32	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	3.3
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.61	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	22.73 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	48.33	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	966,600
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)	54.19	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00024
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	95.73%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	9,683.43
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	10,536 kg <br /> 10,536 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	24,208.57

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