Catana, silver, tetradrachms (Amenanos/flying Nike) (464-450 BCE)
From SILVER
464 BCE - 450 BCE Silver 3,308 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Man-headed bull reclining r. (river god Amenanos), above, large branch, below, fish r. |
| Reverse: | KAT - ANE (Greek).Nike, wearing long chiton, flying l., holding taenia in her outstretched r. hand |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Catana | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 464 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 | 17.30 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: |
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.]]1Arnold-Biucchi 1990, p. 51-53, n° 48-76 | ||
| 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° 559 | ||
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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) | 9 | Number of coins (n) | 29 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.63 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.22 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.13 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 9.56 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 191,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 11.05 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00015 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 93.1% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,066.95 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 3,308 kg <br /> 3,308 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 15,167.36 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Arniold-Biucchi, Carmen (1990), The Randazzo hoard 1980 and Sicilian chronology in the early fifth century B.C., Numismatic Studies 18, New York, 77 p., 20 pl.
- ^ 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.
