AC 56 - Himera, silver, drachms (530-482 BCE)
From SILVER
530 BCE - 482 BCE Silver 9,500 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Rooster standing r |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Rooster standing r., all within linear incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Himera | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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. | 530 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 482 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 5.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC 56 - Himera, silver, drachma, 530-482 BC.jpg
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Kraay 19831Kraay 1983, Groups IV-VIII | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 716, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 56 | ||
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 | 18 | 27.69 | 18 | 9.38 | 78, 79, 86, 88, 92, 99, 101, 102, 103, 111, 112, 121, 124, 127, 133, 135, 140, 141 |
| 2 | 16 | 24.62 | 32 | 16.67 | 77, 81, 93, 94, 97, 104, 105, 108, 109, 113, 114, 120, 129, 132, 134, 142 |
| 3 | 16 | 24.62 | 48 | 25 | 80, 83, 87, 90, 91, 95, 98, 110, 115, 125, 126, 128, 130, 131, 137, 139 |
| 4 | 3 | 4.62 | 12 | 6.25 | 107, 117, 123 |
| 5 | 4 | 6.15 | 20 | 10.42 | 89, 106, 122, 136 |
| 6 | 4 | 6.15 | 24 | 12.5 | 100, 116, 119, 138 |
| 8 | 2 | 3.08 | 16 | 8.33 | 84, 118 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.54 | 10 | 5.21 | 82 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.54 | 12 | 6.25 | 85 |
| Total | 65 of 65 | 100.01 | 192 of 192 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 65 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 18 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 80 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 192 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.95 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.23 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 27.69 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 83.33 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,666,600 |
| 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) | 98.27 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.63% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,608.18 |
| 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 | 9,500 kg <br /> 9,500 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 11,520.46 |
Remarks
The obverse die O77 is common to AC 56 and AC 55. Obverse die O96 is omitted in Kraay 1983
References
- ^ Kraay, Colin M. (1983), The archaic Coinage of Himera, Centro Internazionale di Studi Numismatici 1, Naples, 102 p., 15 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.
