Caulonia, silver, third nomoi (480-388 BCE)
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480 BCE - 388 BCE Silver 628 kg
Description
| Obverse: | KAYΛ (Greek).Apollo advancing right, small stag in right field |
| Reverse: | Stag standing right, laurel branch in right field |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Caulonia | Ancient region: | Calabria | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 480 BCE | to | 388 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.45 | Denomination: | third nomos | 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.]]1Noe 1958, n° 208-209, 211-218 and 222. | ||
| 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° 464, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 29, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HN Italy, n° 2047 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 11 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 10 | Number of coins (n) | 44 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 4.4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.91 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 36.36 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 12.82 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 256,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 14.67 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.91% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,864.27 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 628 kg <br /> 628 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 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.
