Leontini (Campanian mercenaries), bronze, tetrantes, ca 14.7g (Zeus/thunderbolt) (344-338 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 10672

344 BCE - 338 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Head of bearded Zeus Eleutherios r.
Reverse:	ΛΕΟΝΤΙ-ΝΩΝ (Greek).Winged thunderbolt, eagle in r. field

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Leontini

Ancient region:

Sicily

Modern country: Italy

Authority:

Campanian mercenaries

Chronology

From

344 BCE

to

338 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

14.70

Denomination:

tetras

Standard:

Image

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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.]]1Castrizio 2000, p. 107, Series I
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
2	1	100	2	100	1
Total	1 of 1	100	2 of 2	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	1	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ
Number of reverse dies (r)	1	Number of coins (n)	2
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	%
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	1.62	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	32,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	2	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00006
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	2,469.14
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	6,172.84

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