Camarina, silver, didrachms (415-405 BCE)
From SILVER
415 BCE - 405 BCE Silver 1,445 kg
Description
| Obverse: | KAMAPINAION (Greek).Horned head of young river god Hipparis l., hair bound with taenia. |
| Reverse: | The nymph Camarina, with head l., dressed in low-necked chiton leaving the breast partly bare and with crossed legs, riding on swan l. over curved waves. She clasps with l. hand the swan’s neck while r. holds billowing chiton |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Camarina | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 415 BCE | to | 405 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.55 | Denomination: | didrachm
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Standard: |
Image
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 - Jenkins 1980, n° 158-166. | ||
| 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° 762-763, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 40, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, n° 529 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 55 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.88 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 9.17 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.75 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 8.45 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 169,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.36 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00033 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.36% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 13,017.75 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,445 kg <br /> 1,445 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 32,544.38 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Westermark, Ulla - Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1980), The Coinage of Kamarina, RNS 9, Londres, 283 p., 40 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 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.
