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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=H176 Megalopolis.jpeg | |||
|Image reference=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4799680 | |||
|Obverse description=Laureate head of Zeus left; | |||
|Reverse description=Naked Pan seated left on rock, holding lagobolon with his lowered left hand, his right hand raised above eagle flying off his right knee, in field, A-Δ. | |||
|Mint=Megalopolis | |Mint=Megalopolis | ||
|Date from=182 | |Ancient region=Peloponnesus | ||
|Date to=168 | |Date from=182 BCE | ||
|Date to=168 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=triobol | ||
| | |Median weight=2.40 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQEMH | |RQEM reference=RQEMH | ||
|RQEM reference number=176 | |RQEM reference number=176 | ||
|Die study reference=Dengate 1967, p. 57-110, pl. 20-28. | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 2719; RQEMH, n° 176 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/arcadian_league.megalopolis.dengate_1967.period_2b-3 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=42 | |Number of obverse dies=42 | ||
|Number of singletons=12 | |Number of singletons=12 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=170 | |Number of reverse dies=170 | ||
|Number of coins=305 | |Number of coins=305 | ||
|Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | |||
|Purpose=Likely military | |||
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|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=12 | |Number of dies=12 | ||
|Die name=6,7,8,11,12,13,14,15,23,27,28,34 | |||
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|Frequency=2 | |Frequency=2 | ||
|Number of dies=3 | |Number of dies=3 | ||
|Die name=9,25,32 | |||
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|Frequency=3 | |Frequency=3 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
|Die name=22,24 | |||
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|Frequency=4 | |Frequency=4 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
|Die name=5,A1 | |||
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|Frequency=5 | |Frequency=5 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
|Die name=30,35 | |||
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|Frequency=6 | |Frequency=6 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
|Die name=31,29 | |||
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|Frequency=7 | |Frequency=7 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name=A5 | |||
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|Frequency=8 | |Frequency=8 | ||
|Number of dies=3 | |Number of dies=3 | ||
|Die name=16,A6,A7 | |||
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|Frequency= | |Frequency=9 | ||
|Number of dies= | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name=1 | |||
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|Frequency=10 | |Frequency=10 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
|Die name=17,19 | |||
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|Frequency=11 | |Frequency=11 | ||
|Number of dies=3 | |Number of dies=3 | ||
|Die name=4,18,A2 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=12 | |Frequency=12 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name=2 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=15 | |Frequency=15 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name=3 | |||
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|Frequency=16 | |Frequency=16 | ||
|Number of dies=3 | |Number of dies=3 | ||
|Die name=10,21,A3 | |||
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|Frequency=17 | |Frequency=17 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
|Die name=20,A4 | |||
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|Frequency=18 | |Frequency=18 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name=33 | |||
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|Frequency=31 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=26 | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:01, 13 May 2023
182 BCE - 168 BCE Silver 2,116 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate head of Zeus left |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Naked Pan seated left on rock, holding lagobolon with his lowered left hand, his right hand raised above eagle flying off his right knee, in field, A-Δ. |
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: |
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.. | 168 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 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 | 2.40 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | triobol ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Image

H176 Megalopolis.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° 2719, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 176 | ||
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). |
1 | 12 | 28.57 | 12 | 3.93 | 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23, 27, 28, 34 |
2 | 3 | 7.14 | 6 | 1.97 | 9, 25, 32 |
3 | 2 | 4.76 | 6 | 1.97 | 22, 24 |
4 | 2 | 4.76 | 8 | 2.62 | 5, A1 |
5 | 2 | 4.76 | 10 | 3.28 | 30, 35 |
6 | 2 | 4.76 | 12 | 3.93 | 31, 29 |
7 | 1 | 2.38 | 7 | 2.3 | A5 |
8 | 3 | 7.14 | 24 | 7.87 | 16, A6, A7 |
9 | 1 | 2.38 | 9 | 2.95 | 1 |
10 | 2 | 4.76 | 20 | 6.56 | 17, 19 |
11 | 3 | 7.14 | 33 | 10.82 | 4, 18, A2 |
12 | 1 | 2.38 | 12 | 3.93 | 2 |
15 | 1 | 2.38 | 15 | 4.92 | 3 |
16 | 3 | 7.14 | 48 | 15.74 | 10, 21, A3 |
17 | 2 | 4.76 | 34 | 11.15 | 20, A4 |
18 | 1 | 2.38 | 18 | 5.9 | 33 |
31 | 1 | 2.38 | 31 | 10.16 | 26 |
Total | 42 of 42 | 99.97 | 305 of 305 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 42 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 12 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 170 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 305 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 7.26 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.79 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 4.05 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 28.57 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 44.08 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 881,600 |
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) | 48.71 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00035 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.07% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 13,838.48 |
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 | 2,116 kg <br /> 2,116 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 34,596.19 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military