Leontini, silver, tetradrachms (quadriga/head of Artemis) (466-455 BCE)
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466 BCE - 455 BCE Silver 358 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Charioteer, wearing long chiton and holding a goad in his right hand and the reins in his left, driving quadriga to right, its horses walking and crowned by Nike flying right above them, in exergue, lion running right |
| Reverse: | ΛE ON TIN ON (retrograde) (Greek).Laureate head of Artemis to right, her hair bound up at the back, wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace, around, four barley grains |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Leontini | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 466 BCE | to | 455 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 |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Maltese 2023, p. 178-179, n° 47 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 8 | 1 | 100 | 8 | 100 | 14 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 8 of 8 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 1 | Number of coins (n) | 8 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 8 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 8 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.04 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 20,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.14 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00038 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 15,384.62 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 358 kg <br /> 358 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 38,461.54 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Maltese, Sebastiano (2023), I tetradrammi di Leontinoi. Dinamiche produttive e storico-artistiche, Trieste, Edizioni Università di Trieste, 338 p., XXXII pl.
