Agrigentum, silver, tetradrachms (quadriga/eagles on hare) (410-406 BCE)
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410 BCE - 406 BCE Silver 2,363 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Fast quadriga driven r. by charioteer holding kentron and reins, above, Nike flying l., holding wreath and below, MYP. In exergue, Scylla r. |
| Reverse: | AKPAΓ – ANTINON (Greek).Two eagles, one raising head and screaming, the other with head lowered, both perched on dead hare which lies upon a rock |
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 | 17.20 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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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. 188-197, n° 583-596 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 750, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 2, n° 86 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 7 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 12 | Number of coins (n) | 118 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 16.86 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 9.83 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.71 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 6.87 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 137,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 7.44 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00086 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 34,352.26 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,363 kg <br /> 2,363 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 85,880.64 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Westermark, Ulla (2018), The coinage of Akragas c. 510-406 BC, 2 vol., Uppsala.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ 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.
