AC 93c - Syracuse, silver, hemilitra, 474-450 BC
From SILVER
474 BCE - 450 BCE Silver 448 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣYPA (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Syracuse | 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. | 474 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 450 BCE | 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.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 0.40 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | hemilitra
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StandardStandard.: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | E. Boehringer1E. Boehringer, Die Münzen von Syrakus, Berlin-Leipzig, 1929, p. 214-248, n° 552-553, 608-612, 636-639, 663-665 et 713-718. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMAC2RQEMAC, n° 93c | ||
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 | 13 | 68.42 | 13 | 50 | |
| 2 | 5 | 26.32 | 10 | 38.46 | |
| 3 | 1 | 5.26 | 3 | 11.54 | |
| Total | 19 of 19 | 100 | 26 of 26 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 13 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 14 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 26 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.37 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.86 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.74 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 68.42 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 56 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,120,000 |
| 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) | 70.57 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 50% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 928.57 |
| 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 | 448 kg <br /> 448 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 2,321.43 |
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