Himera, silver, tetradrachms (Himera driving biga/standing Himera holding patera) (472-409 BCE)
From SILVER
472 BCE - 409 BCE Silver 3,065 kg
Description
| Obverse: | IMEPAION (Greek).Quadriga driven left with Nike flying above to crown the charioteer |
| Reverse: | The nymph Himera wearing himation, standing left and holding patera over flaming altar, to right, a satyr standing in a basin, washing in water pouring from a lion-head spout |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Himera | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 472 BCE | to | 409 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.20 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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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.]]1Gutmann - Schwabacher 1929, p. 101-144, pl. VIII-X. | ||
| 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° 812-813, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 60, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, n° 436 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 15 | Number of coins (n) | 128 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 14.22 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 8.53 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 8.91 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 178,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.68 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00072 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 28,731.76 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 3,065 kg <br /> 3,065 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 71,829.41 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Gutmann, Friederike - Schwabacher, Willy (1929), "Die Tetradrachmen- und Didrachmenprägung von Himera (472-409 v. Chr.)", Mitteilungen des Bayerischen Numismatischen Gesellschaft, XLVII, p. 101-144, pl. VIII-X.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 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.
