Eryx, silver, hemilitrae (anemone leaf/anemone flower) (464-455 BCE)
From SILVER
464 BCE - 455 BCE Silver 139 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Anemone leaf |
| Reverse: | (ERVKINO) (Greek).Anemone flower |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Eryx | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 464 BCE | to | 455 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.35 | Denomination: | hemilitra
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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.]]1Lee 1999 | ||
| 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° 733, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 43 | ||
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) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 20 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.82 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.55 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 36.36 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 19.8 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 396,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 24.44 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00005 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 80% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,020.2 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 139 kg <br /> 139 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 5,050.51 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation not in HGC or Iris...
References
- ^ Lee, Ian (1999), "The Flower of Adonis at Eryx", Numismatic Chronicle, 159, p. 1-31, pl. 1-8.
- ^ 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.
