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|Image=H169 Hermione obols.jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1706998&AucID=3840&Lot=18 | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Demeter Chthonia left, wearing grain wreath, pendant earring and necklace of pearls | |||
|Reverse legend=EP | |Reverse legend=EP | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Torch between E-P, all within grain wreath | |||
|Mint=Hermione | |Mint=Hermione | ||
|Date from=360 | |Ancient region=Peloponnesus | ||
|Date to=325 | |Date from=360 BCE | ||
|Date to=325 BCE | |||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=obol | |Denomination=obol | ||
| | |Median weight=0.90 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQEMH | |RQEM reference=RQEMH | ||
|RQEM reference number=169 | |RQEM reference number=169 | ||
|Die study reference=Grandjean 1990, p. 32 | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 2817; RQEMH, n° 169 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/hermione.grandjean_1990.1c_2b_3b-3c_4b-4c_9c-15 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=11 | |Number of obverse dies=11 | ||
|Number of singletons=3 | |Number of singletons=3 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=24 | |Number of reverse dies=24 | ||
|Number of coins=26 | |Number of coins=26 | ||
|Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | |||
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|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=3 | |Number of dies=3 | ||
|Die name=6,7,8 | |||
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|Frequency=2 | |Frequency=2 | ||
|Number of dies=4 | |Number of dies=4 | ||
|Die name=4,9,10,11 | |||
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|Frequency=3 | |Frequency=3 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
|Die name=2,5 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=4 | |Frequency=4 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name=3 | |||
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|Frequency=5 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=1 | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:04, 8 February 2023
360 BCE - 325 BCE Silver 285 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Demeter Chthonia left, wearing grain wreath, pendant earring and necklace of pearls |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | EP (Greek).Torch between E-P, all within grain wreath |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Hermione | 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. | 360 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 325 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: | Grandjean 19901 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2 , RQEMH3 | ||
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 | 3 | 27.27 | 3 | 11.54 | 6, 7, 8 |
2 | 4 | 36.36 | 8 | 30.77 | 4, 9, 10, 11 |
3 | 2 | 18.18 | 6 | 23.08 | 2, 5 |
4 | 1 | 9.09 | 4 | 15.38 | 3 |
5 | 1 | 9.09 | 5 | 19.23 | 1 |
Total | 11 of 11 | 99.99 | 26 of 26 | 100 |
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 | 3 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 24 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 26 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.36 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.08 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.18 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 27.27 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 15.85 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 317,000 |
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) | 19.07 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00008 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 88.46% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 3,280.76 |
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 | 285 kg <br /> 285 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 8,201.89 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Grandjean, Catherine (1990), "Le monnayage d'argent et de bronze d'Hermioné, Argolide", Revue Numismatique, 32, p. 28-55, pl. 8-11.
- ^ 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.