H 29 - Messana, bronze, litrai (287-279 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 8098

287 BCE - 279 BCE Bronze

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	ΜΕΣΣΑΝIΩN (Greek).Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin headdress
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	Lion standing right, club above, torch in exergue

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.

287 BCE

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

279 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

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

6.10

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

litra

StandardStandard.:

Image

H 29 - Messana, bronze, litrai (287-279 BCE).jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Caccamo Caltabiano 19931Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, n° 895-933.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	RQEMH2RQEMH, n° 29

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	16	51.61	16	27.59	1;3;6;7;9;12;13;14;18;20;21;24;25;26;30;31
2	6	19.35	12	20.69	4;19;22;23;27;28
3	7	22.58	21	36.21	2;5;8;11;15;16;17
4	1	3.23	4	6.9	29
5	1	3.23	5	8.62	10
Total	31 of 31	100	58 of 58	100.01

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	31	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	16
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	37	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	58
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	1.87	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.57
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.19	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	51.61 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	53.99	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	1,079,800
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)	66.59	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00005
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	72.41%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	2,148.55
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	5,371.37

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation