Leontini, silver, tetradrachms (Apollo/lion) (430-425 BCE)
From SILVER
430 BCE - 425 BCE Silver 323 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate head of Apollo left. Border of small dots in low relief |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΛΕΟΝΤΙΝΟΝ (retrograde) (Greek).Lion's head right. Around three barley-corns and a cithara |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Leontini | 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. | 430 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 425 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 17.00 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
S1572 Leontini.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Fischer-Bossert 20161Fischer-Bossert 2016 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
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). |
| 42 | 1 | 100 | 42 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 42 of 42 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 7 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 42 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 42 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 6 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 7 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 0.95 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 19,000 |
| 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) | 1.02 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00221 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 88,421.05 |
| 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 | 323 kg <br /> 323 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 221,052.63 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (2016), "Leontinoi, Selinus, Katane : zwei Überprägungen", in Lavinia Sole and Sebastiano Tusa (eds), Nomismata: studi di numismatica offerti ad Aldina Cutroni Tusa per il suo novantatreesimo compleanno, Ragusa : Ed. di Storia e Studi Sociali, p. 107-123.
