Galaria, silver, litrai (standing Dionysus/bunch of grapes) (430-420 BCE)
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430 BCE - 420 BCE Silver 137 kg
Description
| Obverse: | ΣΟΤΕR (Greek).Dionysos standing front, head to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and thyrsos in his left, to left, ivy. |
| Reverse: | CAΛΑRI ИΟИ (Greek).Grape bunch on vine with two leaves flanking |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Galaria | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 430 BCE | to | 420 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.75 | 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. 10-12 | ||
| 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° 332 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 4 | 80 | 4 | 44.44 | 2, 4, 5, 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 55.56 | 3 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 9 of 9 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 9 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.8 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.8 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 80 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 9.11 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 182,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 11.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00005 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 55.56% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,975.85 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 137 kg <br /> 137 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 4,939.63 |
Remarks
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.
