Megalopolis (Achaean League), silver, hemidrachms (182-155 BCE)
From SILVER
182 BCE - 155 BCE Silver 266 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate head of Zeus r. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Monogramme de l'ethnique (Greek).League monogram, A above, trident and monogram below, ? - ? to l. and r., all within laurel wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Megalopolis | 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: | Achaean League |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 182 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 155 BCE | 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.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 2.30 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | hemidrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
H174 Zeus league.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Dengate 19671Dengate 1967, p. 57-110, pl. 20-28. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 2999-3000, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 174 | ||
| 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). |
| 5 | 1 | 16.67 | 5 | 3.07 | 6 |
| 15 | 1 | 16.67 | 15 | 9.2 | 5 |
| 16 | 1 | 16.67 | 16 | 9.82 | 1 |
| 37 | 1 | 16.67 | 37 | 22.7 | 2 |
| 38 | 1 | 16.67 | 38 | 23.31 | 4 |
| 52 | 1 | 16.67 | 52 | 31.9 | 3 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.02 | 163 of 163 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 57 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 163 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 27.17 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.86 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 9.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 5.78 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 115,600 |
| 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) | 6.23 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00141 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 56,401.38 |
| 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 | 266 kg <br /> 266 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 141,003.46 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
References
- ^ Dengate J. A. (1967), "The Triobols of Megalopolis", American Numismatic Society Museum Notes 13, p. 57-110, pl. 20-28.
- ^ 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.
