H 133 - Amphipolis? (First Macedonia), silver, tetradrachms (167-149 BCE)
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| + | |Image=H132 Artemis.jpeg | ||
| + | |Image reference=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3795573 | ||
| + | |Obverse description=Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, with bow and quiver over shoulder, all in tondo of Macedonian shield with stars in double circles around edge. | ||
|Reverse legend=MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ | |Reverse legend=MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
| + | |Reverse description=Horizontal club, ΣIAYΡ monogram above, TKΡ and TYΡE monograms below, all within oak wreath, thunderbolt in outer left field. | ||
|Mint=Amphipolis | |Mint=Amphipolis | ||
|Ancient region=Macedon | |Ancient region=Macedon | ||
| − | |Authority=Roman province of Macedonia | + | |Authority=Roman Republic; Roman province of Macedonia |
|Date from=167 BCE | |Date from=167 BCE | ||
|Date to=149 BCE | |Date to=149 BCE | ||
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|RQEM reference=RQEMH | |RQEM reference=RQEMH | ||
|RQEM reference number=133 | |RQEM reference number=133 | ||
| − | |Die study reference= | + | |Die study reference=Prokopov 1994 |
| − | |Coin series reference=RQEMH, n° 133 | + | |Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 1462; RQEMH, n° 133; HGC 3.1, n° 1103 |
|Number of obverse dies=149 | |Number of obverse dies=149 | ||
|Number of singletons=53 | |Number of singletons=53 | ||
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|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=53 | |Number of dies=53 | ||
| + | |Die name=A1,A2,B1,C1,D1,F1,AA3,AA4,AA5,AA8,AA9,AA10,AF2,AG2,Ba4,BA7,BJ4,CA3,CA6,CA9,CA22,CA23,CC8,CC14,CD4,CJ2,CJ4,DC3,EB1,FA1,GA6,GA7,GA8,HA2,HA3,HA5,HA6,HA14,HA15,HA16,JJ1,CCX1,CXY1,XXA1,XXB1,XXB2,XXBA1,XXC1,XXZ1,YYA1,ZXXa1,ZXXb1,ZXXc1 | ||
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{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=2 | |Frequency=2 | ||
|Number of dies=25 | |Number of dies=25 | ||
| + | |Die name=G1,AA1,AA6,AB1,AC2,AF1,Ba2,Ba6,BA5,BA8,BJ2,CA10,CA11,CA12,CA16,CA19,CB1,CC1,CC4,CC10,CE5,DB1,HA7,HA13,HA17 | ||
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|Frequency=3 | |Frequency=3 | ||
|Number of dies=16 | |Number of dies=16 | ||
| + | |Die name=E1,H1,AA7,AH1,AH2,Ba1,Ba3,Bb1,BA6,CA5,CA13,CA20,CC9,CJ3,GA5,HA4 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=4 | |Frequency=4 | ||
|Number of dies=10 | |Number of dies=10 | ||
| + | |Die name=AA2,AG1,Ah1,BJ3,CA18,CC7,CD3,CE3,HA1,HA11 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=5 | |Frequency=5 | ||
|Number of dies=7 | |Number of dies=7 | ||
| + | |Die name=AJ1,BA3,CA15,CD1,CJ6,HA9,HA12 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=6 | |Frequency=6 | ||
|Number of dies=7 | |Number of dies=7 | ||
| + | |Die name=CA1,CA14,CA24,CJ1,CJ5,DC2,HA8 | ||
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|Frequency=7 | |Frequency=7 | ||
|Number of dies=7 | |Number of dies=7 | ||
| + | |Die name=AC1,Ba5,CA17,CD2,CE4,DC1,HA10 | ||
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|Frequency=8 | |Frequency=8 | ||
|Number of dies=4 | |Number of dies=4 | ||
| + | |Die name=BA1,BJ1,CA2,CA21 | ||
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| − | |Frequency= | + | |Frequency=9 |
| − | |Number of dies= | + | |Number of dies=3 |
| + | |Die name=BA2,BA4,CA7 | ||
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|Frequency=10 | |Frequency=10 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
| + | |Die name=CC5,CE1 | ||
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|Frequency=11 | |Frequency=11 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
| + | |Die name=CC2,CC6 | ||
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|Frequency=13 | |Frequency=13 | ||
|Number of dies=3 | |Number of dies=3 | ||
| + | |Die name=CC11,CE2,DA1 | ||
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|Frequency=14 | |Frequency=14 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
| + | |Die name=CA4 | ||
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|Frequency=15 | |Frequency=15 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
| + | |Die name=GA4 | ||
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|Frequency=18 | |Frequency=18 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
| + | |Die name=GA2,GA3 | ||
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|Frequency=19 | |Frequency=19 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
| + | |Die name=CC12,GA1 | ||
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|Frequency=24 | |Frequency=24 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
| + | |Die name=EA1 | ||
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|Frequency=26 | |Frequency=26 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
| + | |Die name=CC3 | ||
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|Frequency=28 | |Frequency=28 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
| + | |Die name=CA8 | ||
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|Frequency=45 | |Frequency=45 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
| − | + | |Die name=CC13 | |
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Latest revision as of 21:25, 6 April 2023
167 BCE - 149 BCE Silver 56,226 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, with bow and quiver over shoulder, all in tondo of Macedonian shield with stars in double circles around edge. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ (Greek).Horizontal club, ΣIAYΡ monogram above, TKΡ and TYΡE monograms below, all within oak wreath, thunderbolt in outer left field. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Amphipolis | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Macedon | 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: | Roman Republic, Roman province of Macedonia |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 167 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 149 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
|
Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 16.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
H132 Artemis.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Prokopov 19941Prokopov 1994 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 1462, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 133, HGC 3.14HGC 3.1, n° 1103 | ||
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 | 53 | 35.57 | 53 | 7.76 | A1, A2, B1, C1, D1, F1, AA3, AA4, AA5, AA8, AA9, AA10, AF2, AG2, Ba4, BA7, BJ4, CA3, CA6, CA9, CA22, CA23, CC8, CC14, CD4, CJ2, CJ4, DC3, EB1, FA1, GA6, GA7, GA8, HA2, HA3, HA5, HA6, HA14, HA15, HA16, JJ1, CCX1, CXY1, XXA1, XXB1, XXB2, XXBA1, XXC1, XXZ1, YYA1, ZXXa1, ZXXb1, ZXXc1 |
| 2 | 25 | 16.78 | 50 | 7.32 | G1, AA1, AA6, AB1, AC2, AF1, Ba2, Ba6, BA5, BA8, BJ2, CA10, CA11, CA12, CA16, CA19, CB1, CC1, CC4, CC10, CE5, DB1, HA7, HA13, HA17 |
| 3 | 16 | 10.74 | 48 | 7.03 | E1, H1, AA7, AH1, AH2, Ba1, Ba3, Bb1, BA6, CA5, CA13, CA20, CC9, CJ3, GA5, HA4 |
| 4 | 10 | 6.71 | 40 | 5.86 | AA2, AG1, Ah1, BJ3, CA18, CC7, CD3, CE3, HA1, HA11 |
| 5 | 7 | 4.7 | 35 | 5.12 | AJ1, BA3, CA15, CD1, CJ6, HA9, HA12 |
| 6 | 7 | 4.7 | 42 | 6.15 | CA1, CA14, CA24, CJ1, CJ5, DC2, HA8 |
| 7 | 7 | 4.7 | 49 | 7.17 | AC1, Ba5, CA17, CD2, CE4, DC1, HA10 |
| 8 | 4 | 2.68 | 32 | 4.69 | BA1, BJ1, CA2, CA21 |
| 9 | 3 | 2.01 | 27 | 3.95 | BA2, BA4, CA7 |
| 10 | 2 | 1.34 | 20 | 2.93 | CC5, CE1 |
| 11 | 2 | 1.34 | 22 | 3.22 | CC2, CC6 |
| 13 | 3 | 2.01 | 39 | 5.71 | CC11, CE2, DA1 |
| 14 | 1 | 0.67 | 14 | 2.05 | CA4 |
| 15 | 1 | 0.67 | 15 | 2.2 | GA4 |
| 18 | 2 | 1.34 | 36 | 5.27 | GA2, GA3 |
| 19 | 2 | 1.34 | 38 | 5.56 | CC12, GA1 |
| 24 | 1 | 0.67 | 24 | 3.51 | EA1 |
| 26 | 1 | 0.67 | 26 | 3.81 | CC3 |
| 28 | 1 | 0.67 | 28 | 4.1 | CA8 |
| 45 | 1 | 0.67 | 45 | 6.59 | CC13 |
| Total | 149 of 149 | 99.98 | 683 of 683 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 149 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 53 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 397 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 683 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.58 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.72 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.66 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 35.57 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 168.34 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 3,366,800 |
| 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) | 190.57 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.24% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 8,114.53 |
| 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 | 56,226 kg <br /> 56,226 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 20,286.33 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Prokopov, Ilya (1994), The Tetradrachms of First Macedonian Region. Classification of Coins from Type Head of Artemis/Club from Coin Hoards of Bulgaria, Sofia.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.
