Dicaea, silver, distaters (Heracles/quadripartite incuse square) (540-490 BCE)
From SILVER
540 BCE - 490 BCE Silver 2,884 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bearded head of Heracles r., wearing lion skin |
| Reverse: | Quadripartite incuse square with uneven surfaces |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Dicaea | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 540 BCE | to | 490 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 19.10 | Denomination: | distater
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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.]]1Schönert-Geiss 1975, n° 1-6 | ||
| 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° 1347, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 125 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 28.57 | 2, 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 28.57 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 42.86 | 4 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 7 of 7 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 7 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.75 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.55 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 151,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00005 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 71.43% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,854.3 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,884 kg <br /> 2,884 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 4,635.76 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Schönert-Geiss, Edith (1975), Die Münzprägung von Bisanthe, Dikaia, Selymbria, Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur der Antike 13, Berlin, 62 p., 8 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.
