H 41 - Lilybaeum or Entella (Carthage), silver, tetradrachms (320-300 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8180


320 BCE - 300 BCE Silver 12,327 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Persephone to left, wearing wreath of wheat leaves, triple pendant earring and pearl necklace, around her head, four dolphins
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: 'MM = People of the Camp (Punic).Horse's head to left, behind, date palm
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Lilybaeum 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: Carthaginian Empire
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 320 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 16.90 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
H 41 - Lilybaeum?, silver, tetradrachm, 320-10-300 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Jenkins 19771Jenkins 1977, p. 47-61, n° 141-269 (Series 3)
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear I2Sear I, n° 6434-6435, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 41



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 4 10.81 4 0.7 54;70;76;80
2 2 5.41 4 0.7 58;60
3 2 5.41 6 1.05 61;62
4 2 5.41 8 1.4 57;71
5 2 5.41 10 1.75 67;73
6 1 2.7 6 1.05 66
8 3 8.11 24 4.19 63;68;77
10 1 2.7 10 1.75 64
11 1 2.7 11 1.92 52
12 1 2.7 12 2.09 78
13 1 2.7 13 2.27 72
14 1 2.7 14 2.44 69
15 1 2.7 15 2.62 56
16 1 2.7 16 2.79 74
17 1 2.7 17 2.97 65
19 1 2.7 19 3.32 59
20 3 8.11 60 10.47 75;81;82
22 1 2.7 22 3.84 53
29 1 2.7 29 5.06 47
31 2 5.41 62 10.82 46;79
34 1 2.7 34 5.93 50
36 1 2.7 36 6.28 51
37 1 2.7 37 6.46 48
49 1 2.7 49 8.55 49
55 1 2.7 55 9.6 55
Total 37 of 37 99.98 573 of 573 100.02
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 37 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  4
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 96 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 573
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 15.49 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 5.97
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 2.59 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  10.81 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  36.47 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  729,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 39.55 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00079
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 99.3% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  31,423.09
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  12,327 kg <br /> 12,327 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  78,557.72
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1977), "Coins of Punic Sicily. Part 3. Carthage Series 2-4", Schweizerische numismatische Rundschau, 56, p. 5-65, pl. 1-22.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.