Camarina, silver, litrae (410-405 BCE)
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410 BCE - 405 BCE Silver 120 kg
Description
| Obverse: | KAMAPINA (Greek).Several types: 1) Head of nymph Camarina left, wearing sphendone (d1–d4), 2) Head of Athena left, wearing helmet (d5-d6). Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | Swan swimming left with raised wings and curved neck, below, waves and a fish swimming left. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Camarina | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 410 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 | 0.85 | Denomination: | litra
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Standard: |
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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 - Jenkins 1980, n° 170-175A. | ||
| 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° 758a, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 41, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, n° 537 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 13.04 | 2, 4, 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 33.33 | 6 | 26.09 | 3, 5 |
| 14 | 1 | 16.67 | 14 | 60.87 | 1 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100 | 23 of 23 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 23 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.83 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.83 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.07 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 141,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8.12 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00016 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 86.96% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,506.36 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 120 kg <br /> 120 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 16,265.91 |
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.
