AC 204 - Pheneus, silver, staters (360/50-340 BCE)
From SILVER
360 BCE - 340 BCE Silver 724 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΦENEΩN (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Pheneus | 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.. | 340 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 | 12.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | S. Scultz1S. Scultz, "Die Staterprägung von Pheneos", Revue Suisse de Numismatique 71 (1992), p. 47-74, pl. 4-11. | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMAC2RQEMAC, n° 204 |
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 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 2.63 | 1 |
16 | 1 | 33.33 | 16 | 42.11 | 2 |
21 | 1 | 33.33 | 21 | 55.26 | 3 |
Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 38 of 38 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 7 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 38 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 12.67 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 5.43 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 2.99 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 59,800 |
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) | 3.26 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00064 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.37% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 25,418.06 |
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 | 724 kg <br /> 724 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 63,545.15 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation