Galaria, silver, litrai (seated Zeus/standing Dionysus) (460-450 BCE)
From SILVER
460 BCE - 450 BCE Silver 13 kg
Description
| Obverse: | ΣΟΤΕR (Greek).Zeus seated left on low throne, holding scepter surmounted by an eagle in his right hand |
| Reverse: | CAΛA (Greek).Dionysos standing front, head to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and grape bunch on vine in his left |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Galaria | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 460 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 | 0.65 | Denomination: | litra
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Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Campana 2013b, p. 6-8 | ||
| 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° 331 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 22 | 1 | 100 | 22 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 22 of 22 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 22 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 22 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 4.4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 0.97 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 19,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.05 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00113 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 45,360.82 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 13 kg <br /> 13 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 113,402.06 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Campana, Alberto (2013), "SICILIA: Galaria (460/450 e 430/420 a.C.)," Monete Antiche, 67 (Jan.-Feb.), p. 3-19.
- ^ 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.
