Agrigentum, silver, litrai (eagle on hare/crab) (410-406 BCE)
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410 BCE - 406 BCE Silver 61 kg
Description
| Obverse: | AKPA above (Greek).Eagle standing to left on rock outcrop, tearing at serpent held in talons |
| Reverse: | Crab, A below |
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 | 0.75 | Denomination: | litra
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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. 203-204, n° 605-609 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 2, n° 114 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 7.89 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 18.42 | 4 |
| 13 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 34.21 | 3 |
| 15 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 39.47 | 1 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 38 of 38 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 38 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 9.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 12.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.75 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.08 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 81,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.47 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00047 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 18,627.45 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 61 kg <br /> 61 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 46,568.63 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Westermark, Ulla (2018), The coinage of Akragas c. 510-406 BC, 2 vol., Uppsala.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
