Caulonia, silver, third nomoi (480-388 BCE)
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480 BCE - 388 BCE Silver 628 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | KAYΛ (Greek).Apollo advancing right, small stag in right field |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Stag standing right, laurel branch in right field |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Caulonia | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Calabria | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 480 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 388 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 2.45 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | third nomos | StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC 29 - Caulonia, silver, trite, 480-388 BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Noe 19581Noe 1958, n° 208-209, 211-218 and 222. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 464, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 29, HN Italy4HN Italy, n° 2047 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 4 | 36.36 | 4 | 9.09 | 209, 214, 218, 222 |
| 2 | 3 | 27.27 | 6 | 13.64 | 208, 215, 217 |
| 6 | 1 | 9.09 | 6 | 13.64 | 213 |
| 8 | 1 | 9.09 | 8 | 18.18 | 211 |
| 9 | 1 | 9.09 | 9 | 20.45 | 216 |
| 11 | 1 | 9.09 | 11 | 25 | 212 |
| Total | 11 of 11 | 99.99 | 44 of 44 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 11 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 10 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 44 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 4.4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.91 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 36.36 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 12.82 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 256,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 14.67 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.91% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 6,864.27 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 628 kg <br /> 628 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 17,160.69 |
Remarks
For obols, see HN Italy, n° 2067
References
- ^ Noe, Sydney P. (1958), The coinage of Caulonia, Numismatic Studies 9, New York, 62 p., 20 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.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
