Camarina, silver, litrai (460-450 BCE)
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460 BCE - 450 BCE Silver 909 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Nike flying to left, below, swan to left, all within wreath |
| Reverse: | KAMAPINION (Greek).Athena standing to left, holding spear, shield set on ground at feet |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Camarina | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 460 BCE | to | 450 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.70 | Denomination: | litra
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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° 10-129. | ||
| 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° 757, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 38, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, n° 535 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 18 | 31.58 | 18 | 7.14 | 4, 5, 6, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 42, 43, 47, 48, 52, 54, 55 |
| 2 | 10 | 17.54 | 20 | 7.94 | 27, 28, 29, 33, 37, 39, 41, 44, 45, 49 |
| 3 | 5 | 8.77 | 15 | 5.95 | 1, 10, 26, 51, 57 |
| 4 | 5 | 8.77 | 20 | 7.94 | 7, 8, 11, 21, 56 |
| 5 | 3 | 5.26 | 15 | 5.95 | 13, 46, 50 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.75 | 6 | 2.38 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 5.26 | 21 | 8.33 | 12, 15, 17 |
| 8 | 2 | 3.51 | 16 | 6.35 | 18, 23 |
| 9 | 2 | 3.51 | 18 | 7.14 | 20;53 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.75 | 10 | 3.97 | 14 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.75 | 11 | 4.37 | 16 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.75 | 12 | 4.76 | 24 |
| 13 | 2 | 3.51 | 26 | 10.32 | 2, 19 |
| 14 | 2 | 3.51 | 28 | 11.11 | 3, 22 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.75 | 16 | 6.35 | 25 |
| Total | 57 of 57 | 99.97 | 252 of 252 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 57 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 18 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 83 | Number of coins (n) | 252 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.42 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.04 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.46 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 31.58 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 64.9 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,298,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 73.66 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00019 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.86% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 7,765.79 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 909 kg <br /> 909 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 19,414.48 |
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.
