Gela, gold, double litrae (rider/forepart of man-headed bull) (415-405 BCE)
From SILVER
415 BCE - 405 BCE Gold 389 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Rider on horse pacing r., wearing chiton, Phrygian helmet and boots, holding in r. hand reins and in l. spear. |
| Reverse: | ΓΕΛAΣ (Greek).Forepart of man-headed bull (the river-god Gelas) r., above, barley grain. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Gela | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 415 BCE | to | 405 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 1.75 | Denomination: | double litra
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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.]]1Jenkins 1970, p. 269, n° 490-490A (groupe IX) | ||
| 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° 803 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 5 | 1 | 100 | 5 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 5 of 5 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 5 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.11 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 22,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00023 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 9,009.01 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 389 kg <br /> 389 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 22,522.52 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
