Gela, silver, litrae (Heracles/head of bearded river god) (339-310 BCE)
From SILVER
339 BCE - 310 BCE Silver 70 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of youthful Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, behind, astragal |
| Reverse: | ΓEΛΩIΩN (Greek).Head of bearded river god to left, wearing a wreath of reeds and with a small horn over his forehead. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Gela | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 339 BCE | to | 310 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC  , Hellenistic 323-30 BC
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.55 | Denomination: | litra
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Standard: |
Image
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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. 280, n° 541-543 (groupe XI). | ||
| 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° 811, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 22, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, n° 376A | ||
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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 | 26.67 | 1, 2, 3, 5 |
| 11 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 73.33 | 4 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 15 of 15 | 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) | 15 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 80 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 6.37 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 127,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 7.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 73.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,709.58 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 70 kg <br /> 70 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,773.94 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1970), The Coinage of Gela, AMUGS II, 2 vol., Berlin
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ 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.
