Agrigentum, silver, drachms (eagles on hare/crab & crayfish) (410-406 BCE)
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410 BCE - 406 BCE Silver 82 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Two eagles perched l. on carcass of hare, further eagle, wings half open, leaning forward to peck, the nearer, with closed wings, throwing back head to screech |
| Reverse: | AKP – AΓAN (Greek).Crab seen from above, the carapace turned into human face, beneath, crayfish. On l. and r., barley grain and locust |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Agrigentum | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 410 BCE | to | 406 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 4.10 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Westermark 2018, p. 202, n° 604 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 13 | 1 | 100 | 13 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 13 of 13 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 1 | Number of coins (n) | 13 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 13 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 13 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 20,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.08 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00065 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 26,000 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 82 kg <br /> 82 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 65,000 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Westermark, Ulla (2018), The coinage of Akragas c. 510-406 BC, 2 vol., Uppsala.
