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|Obverse description=Head of Athena | |Image=AC181 Pharsalus obol.jpg | ||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1534663&AucID=3190&Lot=115 | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Athena r., wearing earring and Attic helmet decorated with a snake | |||
|Reverse legend=ΦAP | |Reverse legend=ΦAP | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Head of horse r. | |||
|Mint=Pharsalus | |Mint=Pharsalus | ||
|Date from=479 | |Ancient region=Thessaly | ||
|Date to=425 | |Date from=479 BCE | ||
|Date to=425 BCE | |||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=obol | |Denomination=obol | ||
| | |Median weight=0.90 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQMAC | |RQEM reference=RQMAC | ||
|RQEM reference number=181 | |RQEM reference number=181 | ||
|Die study reference=Lavva 2001, n° 4, 7, 10, 14, 20, 22-3, 37, 42, 45 | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 2188; RQEMAC, n° 181 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=11 | |Number of obverse dies=11 | ||
|Number of singletons=4 | |Number of singletons=4 | ||
|Number of coins=32 | |Number of coins=32 | ||
|Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | |||
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|Die name=5 | |Die name=5 | ||
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|Frequency=4 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=10,22 | |||
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|Frequency=6 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=7 | |||
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|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=3 | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:34, 28 March 2023
479 BCE - 425 BCE Silver 256 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena r., wearing earring and Attic helmet decorated with a snake |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΦAP (Greek).Head of horse r. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Pharsalus | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Thessaly | 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. | 479 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 425 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 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 | 0.90 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | obol | StandardStandard.: |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Lavva 20011 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2 , RQEMAC3 |
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 | 4 | 36.36 | 4 | 12.5 | 23, 25, 26, 28 |
2 | 2 | 18.18 | 4 | 12.5 | 13, 15 |
3 | 1 | 9.09 | 3 | 9.38 | 5 |
4 | 2 | 18.18 | 8 | 25 | 10, 22 |
6 | 1 | 9.09 | 6 | 18.75 | 7 |
7 | 1 | 9.09 | 7 | 21.88 | 3 |
Total | 11 of 11 | 99.99 | 32 of 32 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 11 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 4 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 32 | |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.91 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 36.36 % | |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 14.2 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 284,000 |
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) | 16.76 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00011 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.5% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,507.04 |
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 | 256 kg <br /> 256 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 11,267.61 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Lavva, Stella (2001), Die Münzprägung von Pharsalos, Saarbrücken, 254 p., 29 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.