Thessalonica? (Aesillas), silver, tetradrachms (100-65 BCE) Callataÿ
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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
+ | |Image=H134 Alexander the Great Aesillas.jpeg | ||
+ | |Image reference=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6573763 | ||
|Obverse legend=MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ | |Obverse legend=MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ | ||
|Obverse legend language=Greek | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Diademed head of Alexander the Great right. | ||
|Reverse legend=AESILLAS | |Reverse legend=AESILLAS | ||
|Reverse legend language=Latin | |Reverse legend language=Latin | ||
− | |Authority=Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC) ; | + | |Reverse description=Money chest, club and chair; all within wreath. |
− | |Date from=100 | + | |Mint=Thessalonica |
− | |Date to=65 | + | |Ancient region=Macedon |
+ | |Authority=Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC); Roman Republic; Roman province of Macedonia | ||
+ | |Date from=100 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=65 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
− | | | + | |Median weight=16.70 |
− | |||
|RQEM reference=RQEMH | |RQEM reference=RQEMH | ||
|RQEM reference number=134 | |RQEM reference number=134 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Callataÿ 1996b, p. 113-151 | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 1463-1464; RQEMH, n° 134; HGC 3.1, n° 1110 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/macedonians_aesillas_bauslaugh.2000.i-vi; https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/macedonians_aesillas_bauslaugh.2000.vii | ||
|Number of obverse dies=92 | |Number of obverse dies=92 | ||
|Number of singletons=37 | |Number of singletons=37 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=241 | |Number of reverse dies=241 | ||
|Number of coins=506 | |Number of coins=506 | ||
+ | |Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | ||
+ | |Purpose=Certainly military | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=37 | |Number of dies=37 | ||
+ | |Die name=4,5,9,11,12,17,21,22,24,26,29,31,32,33,34,36,44,45,47,48,55,56,59,60,61,62,66,67,69,73,75,76,77,78,81,82,90 | ||
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+ | |Frequency=2 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=14 | ||
+ | |Die name=28,35,38,39,46,51,52,54,58,68,70,72,80,84 | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | |Frequency=3 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=8 | ||
+ | |Die name=20,27,30,37,53,63,71,79 | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | |Number of dies=6 | ||
+ | |Die name=6,14,42,49,57,74 | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | |Frequency=5 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=3 | ||
+ | |Die name=25,88,89 | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | |Frequency=6 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=1 | ||
+ | |Die name=50 | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | |Number of dies=6 | ||
+ | |Die name=8,23,43,65,85,91 | ||
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+ | |Die name=64 | ||
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+ | |Die name=15,16 | ||
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+ | |Die name=41 | ||
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+ | |Die name=86 | ||
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+ | |Die name=10,92 | ||
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+ | |Die name=13,40 | ||
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+ | |Die name=3,7 | ||
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+ | |Frequency=50 | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:49, 8 April 2024
100 BCE - 65 BCE Silver 33,557 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ (Greek).Diademed head of Alexander the Great right. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AESILLAS (Latin).Money chest, club and chair, all within wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Thessalonica | 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: | Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC), Roman Republic, Roman province of Macedonia |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 100 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 65 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 | 16.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm | StandardStandard.: |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Callataÿ 1996b1 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2 , RQEMH3 , HGC 3.14 | ||
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 | 37 | 40.22 | 37 | 7.31 | 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 17, 21, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 44, 45, 47, 48, 55, 56, 59, 60, 61, 62, 66, 67, 69, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 81, 82, 90 |
2 | 14 | 15.22 | 28 | 5.53 | 28, 35, 38, 39, 46, 51, 52, 54, 58, 68, 70, 72, 80, 84 |
3 | 8 | 8.7 | 24 | 4.74 | 20, 27, 30, 37, 53, 63, 71, 79 |
4 | 6 | 6.52 | 24 | 4.74 | 6, 14, 42, 49, 57, 74 |
5 | 3 | 3.26 | 15 | 2.96 | 25, 88, 89 |
6 | 1 | 1.09 | 6 | 1.19 | 50 |
7 | 6 | 6.52 | 42 | 8.3 | 8, 23, 43, 65, 85, 91 |
8 | 1 | 1.09 | 8 | 1.58 | 64 |
10 | 2 | 2.17 | 20 | 3.95 | 15, 16 |
11 | 1 | 1.09 | 11 | 2.17 | 41 |
12 | 1 | 1.09 | 12 | 2.37 | 86 |
13 | 1 | 1.09 | 13 | 2.57 | 83 |
14 | 2 | 2.17 | 28 | 5.53 | 10, 92 |
15 | 1 | 1.09 | 15 | 2.96 | 87 |
19 | 1 | 1.09 | 19 | 3.75 | 19 |
21 | 2 | 2.17 | 42 | 8.3 | 13, 40 |
24 | 2 | 2.17 | 48 | 9.49 | 3, 7 |
32 | 2 | 2.17 | 64 | 12.65 | 1, 18 |
50 | 1 | 1.09 | 50 | 9.88 | 2 |
Total | 92 of 92 | 100.01 | 506 of 506 | 99.97 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 92 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 37 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 241 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 506 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 5.5 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.1 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.62 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40.22 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 100.47 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 2,009,400 |
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) | 112.44 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00025 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.69% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 10,072.66 |
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 | 33,557 kg <br /> 33,557 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 25,181.65 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
References
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1996), "Les monnaies au nom d'Aesillas", in T. Hackens (ed.), Italiam Fato Profugi Hesperinaque Venerunt Litora. Numismatic Studies Dedicated to Vladimir and Elvira Eliza Clain-Stefanelli, Numismatica Lovaniensia 12, Louvain-la-Neuve, p. 113-151.
- ^ 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.