Leucas (Roman Republic), silver, didrachms (87 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 9686


87 BCE - 84 BCE Silver 6,095 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Statue of Aphrodite Aineias standing right, holding aphlaston, in background, stag standing right, to left, eagle standing right and long scepter surmounted by dove standing right, all within laurel wreath
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΛEYKAΔIΩN / ΛEΩN (Greek).Prow right, decorated with laurel wreath, [Λ]EYKAΔIΩN/ΛEΩN and monogram in two lines above, monogram to right
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Leucas Ancient regionAncient region.: Acarnania Modern countryModern country: Greece 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: Roman Republic
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 87 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 84 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 8.15 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
S148 Leukas didrachms.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Callataÿ 2015a1Callataÿ 2015a
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear I2Sear I, n° 2283, HGC 43HGC 4, n° 857
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



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 10 28.57 10 4.5 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 19, 21, 29, 35
2 5 14.29 10 4.5 22, 26, 30, 33, 34
3 2 5.71 6 2.7 12, 15
4 2 5.71 8 3.6 11, 32
5 2 5.71 10 4.5 1, 2
6 1 2.86 6 2.7 3
7 2 5.71 14 6.31 16, 27
8 1 2.86 8 3.6 23
9 1 2.86 9 4.05 18
10 2 5.71 20 9.01 10, 28
13 1 2.86 13 5.86 25
14 2 5.71 28 12.61 4, 17
16 1 2.86 16 7.21 9
18 1 2.86 18 8.11 31
21 1 2.86 21 9.46 24
25 1 2.86 25 11.26 20
Total 35 of 35 100 222 of 222 99.98
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 35 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  11
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 86 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 222
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 6.34 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 2.58
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 2.46 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  31.43 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  37.39 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  747,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 41.55 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00030
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 95.05% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  11,874.83
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  6,095 kg <br /> 6,095 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  29,687.08
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Callataÿ, François de (2015), “The late Hellenistic didrachms of Leukas: another case of Greek coinage for the Roman army”, in Peter van Alfen, Gilles Bransbourg and Michel Amandry (eds.), FIDES. Contributions to Numismatics in Honor of Richard B. Witschonke, New York, p. 239-270, 7 pl.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
  3. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2014), Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4. Northern and Central Greece : Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris and Corinthia, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, lxxi, 563 p.