H 25 - Messana, bronze, litrae (338-275 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 8241

338 BCE - 275 BCE Bronze

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	ΠΟΣΕΙΔΑΝ (Greek).Laureate head of Poseidon to left, behind, dolphin
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	MEΣΣΑΝΙΩΝ (Greek).Ornate trident head, dolphins downward at sides

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Messana

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Sicily

Modern countryModern country: Italy

AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

338 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

275 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical and Hellenistic

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Bronze

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

15.25

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

litra

StandardStandard.:

Image

H 25 - Messana, bronze, litrae (338-275 BCE).jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Caccamo Caltabiano 19931Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, n° 709-750 and 757-781
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear I2Sear I, n° 1135, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 25

Obverse dies distribution

FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ	Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	% (n)	Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1	13	33.33	13	9.49	5, 11, 27, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 41, 44
2	5	12.82	10	7.3	4, 18, 40, 42, 43
3	6	15.38	18	13.14	13, 16, 25, 26, 30, 35
4	4	10.26	16	11.68	7, 10, 19, 39
5	2	5.13	10	7.3	8, 12
6	5	12.82	30	21.9	1, 3, 9, 14, 17
8	1	2.56	8	5.84	28
9	1	2.56	9	6.57	15
11	1	2.56	11	8.03	2
12	1	2.56	12	8.76	6
Total	39 of 39	99.98	137 of 137	100.01

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	39	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	13
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	65	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	137
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	3.51	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	2.11
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.67	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	33.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	47.04	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	940,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O)	54.52	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00015
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	90.51%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	5,824.83
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	14,562.07

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation