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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=S381 Megalopolis.jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1763805&AucID=4051&Lot=220 | |||
|Obverse description=Zeus Homarios left, naked, holding Nike stephanephoros in right hand and scepter in left hand. (In field, ΠANTIΣΘΕΝΗΣ.) Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Zeus Homarios left, naked, holding Nike stephanephoros in right hand and scepter in left hand. (In field, ΠANTIΣΘΕΝΗΣ.) Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=AXAIΩN MEΓAΛΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ | |Reverse legend=AXAIΩN MEΓAΛΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ | ||
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|Reverse description=Personification of Achaea seating left, wearing chiton and peplos, holding wreath in right hand and scepter in left hand. In field, ΠΑΝΤ(ΙΣΘ) and letter or monogram. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Personification of Achaea seating left, wearing chiton and peplos, holding wreath in right hand and scepter in left hand. In field, ΠΑΝΤ(ΙΣΘ) and letter or monogram. Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Megalopolis | |Mint=Megalopolis | ||
|Ancient region=Peloponnesus | |||
|Authority=Achaean League | |Authority=Achaean League | ||
|Date from=191 | |Date from=191 BCE | ||
|Date to=146 | |Date to=146 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Bronze | |Metal=Bronze | ||
| | |Median weight=4.50 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=381 | |RQEM reference number=381 | ||
|Die study reference=Warren 2007, p. 26-27, n° 417-442. | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 3037 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/achaean_league.megalopolis.warren_2007.417-42 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=13 | |Number of obverse dies=13 | ||
|Number of singletons=7 | |Number of singletons=7 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=17 | |||
|Number of coins=26 | |||
|Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | ||
|Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | ||
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|Die name=3,5,6 | |Die name=3,5,6 | ||
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{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Reverse Item | ||
|Die name=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 | |||
|Die name=2,4,8,9,10,12,13 | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:17, 13 May 2023
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, ΠANTIΣΘΕΝΗΣ.) Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AXAIΩN MEΓAΛΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ (Greek).Personification of Achaea seating left, wearing chiton and peplos, holding wreath in right hand and scepter in left hand. In field, ΠΑΝΤ(ΙΣΘ) and letter or monogram. Border of dots. |
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. | 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 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 4.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
Image
S381 Megalopolis.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Warren 20071Warren 2007, p. 26-27, n° 417-442. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 3037 | ||
| 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 | 7 | 53.85 | 7 | 26.92 | 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 |
| 2 | 2 | 15.38 | 4 | 15.38 | 7, 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 7.69 | 3 | 11.54 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 23.08 | 12 | 46.15 | 3, 5, 6 |
| Total | 13 of 13 | 100 | 26 of 26 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 13 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 17 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 26 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.53 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.31 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 53.85 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 21.1 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 422,000 |
| 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) | 26 | 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) | 73.08% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,464.45 |
| 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 | 6,161.14 |
Remarks
