AC 159 - Olynthus (Chalcidian League), bronze, module B (400-352 BCE)
From SILVER
400 - 352 Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo left or right, wearing laurel wreath. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | XAΛKIΔEΩN (Greek).Tripod. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Modern countryModern country: | 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: | Chalcidian League (c. 430-348 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 400 | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 352 | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | Module B | StandardStandard.: | |
| Mode weightMode of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).: | 1,8-9<ul><li>No units of measurement were declared for this property.</li> <!--br--><li>",8-9" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.</li></ul> |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | S. Psoma1S. Psoma, Olynthe et les Chalcidiens de Thrace. Etude de numismatique et d’histoire, Stuttgart, 2001, p. 54-67 (n° 1-144 du catalogue). | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
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 | 52 | 47.71 | 52 | 24.64 | 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 22, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 47, 52, 54, 55, 57, 60, 61, 62, 65, 67, 70, 72, 74, 76, 77, 79, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 93, 94, 98, 100, 103, 106, 107, 108, 109 |
| 2 | 30 | 27.52 | 60 | 28.44 | 2, 7, 13, 15, 20, 21, 27, 32, 38, 40, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 58, 59, 64, 71, 73, 75, 78, 80, 81, 85, 88, 91, 99, 101, 102 |
| 3 | 13 | 11.93 | 39 | 18.48 | 18, 23, 25, 33, 42, 53, 56, 66, 68, 92, 95, 97, 104 |
| 4 | 6 | 5.5 | 24 | 11.37 | 5, 8, 26, 45, 63, 96 |
| 5 | 4 | 3.67 | 20 | 9.48 | 1, 36, 69, 105 |
| 6 | 1 | 0.92 | 6 | 2.84 | 44 |
| 10 | 1 | 0.92 | 10 | 4.74 | 6 |
| Total | 107 of 109 | 98.17 | 211 of 211 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 109 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 52 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 128 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 211 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.94 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.65 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.17 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 47.71 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 183 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 3,660,000 |
| 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) | 225.48 | 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) | 75.36% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,306.01 |
| 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 | 5,765.03 |
Remarks
References
- ^ S. Psoma
