AC 62 - Zancle, silver, drachms (515-493 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7805

515 BCE - 493 BCE Silver 27,400 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	DANKΛE (Greek).Dolphin swimming l. within sickle-shaped open harbour, outer edge of wharf surrounded by dots
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	Mussel shell within nine squares, part incuse and part in relief

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Zancle

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.

515 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

493 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 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

5.40

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

drachma

StandardStandard.:

Chalcidian

Image

AC 62 - Zancle, silver, drachma, 515-493 BC.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Gielow 19301Gielow 1930
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear I2Sear I, n° 721-722, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 62

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	51	83.61	51	68	1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69
2	7	11.48	14	18.67	9, 20, 23, 31, 34, 48, 59
3	2	3.28	6	8	6, 35
4	1	1.64	4	5.33	3
Total	61 of 61	100.01	75 of 75	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	61	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	51
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	64	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	75
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	1.23	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.17
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.05	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	83.61 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	253.7	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	5,074,000
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)	326.79	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00001
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	32%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	591.25
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	27,400 kg <br /> 27,400 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	1,478.12

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