S 392 - Phlius, bronze, 191-146 BC

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8816


191 BCE - 146 BCE Bronze

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Zeus Homarios left, naked, holding Nike stephanephoros in right hand and scepter in left hand. In field, ΠΑΣΩΝ. Border of dots.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: AXAIΩN ΦΛΕΙΑΣΙΩΝ (Greek).Personification of Achaea seating left, wearing chiton and peplos, holding wreath in right hand and scepter in left hand. Border of dots.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Phlius 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. 191 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 146 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: StandardStandard.:
Image
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References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Warren 20071Warren 2007, p. 40-41, no. 703-738.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 25 86.21 25 69.44 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
2 2 6.9 4 11.11 16, 20
3 1 3.45 3 8.33 8
4 1 3.45 4 11.11 3
Total 29 of 29 100.01 36 of 36 99.99
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 29 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  25
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 36 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 36
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 1.24 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.24 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  86.21 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  116.12 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  2,322,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 149.14 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00002
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 30.56% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  620.05
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  n.a. Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  1,550.12
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Warren, Jennifer A. W. (2007), The Bronze Coinage of the Achaian Koinon. The Currency of a Federal Ideal, Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication 42, London, xvi, 212 p., 39 pl.