H 26a - Messana, bronze, onkiai (317-311 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 8132

317 BCE - 311 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:
Reverse:

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Messana

Ancient region:

Sicily

Modern country: Italy

Authority:

Chronology

From

317 BCE

to

311 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

1.95

Denomination:

onkia, uncia

Standard:

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, n° 805-807.
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 26

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	1	50	1	25	11
3	1	50	3	75	10
Total	2 of 2	100	4 of 4	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	2	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	1
Number of reverse dies (r)	2	Number of coins (n)	4
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	50 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	3.25	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	65,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	4	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00006
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	75%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	2,461.54
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	6,153.85

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation