Leucas (Roman Republic, Sulla), silver, didrachms (Aphrodite/prow) (87 BCE)
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87 BCE - 84 BCE Silver 6,095 kg
Description
| 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 |
| Reverse: | ΛEYKAΔIΩN / ΛEΩN (Greek).Prow right, decorated with laurel wreath, [[Reverse description::[Λ]EYKAΔIΩN/ΛEΩN and monogram in two lines above, monogram to right]] |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Leucas | Ancient region: | Acarnania | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Roman Republic, Sulla |
Chronology
| From | 87 BCE | to | 84 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.15 | Denomination: | didrachm
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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.]]1Callataÿ 2015a | ||
| 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° 2283, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 4, n° 857 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 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 obverses ᵖ (o) | 35 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 11 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 86 | Number of coins (n) | 222 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.34 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.58 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.46 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 31.43 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 37.39 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 747,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 41.55 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00030 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.05% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 11,874.83 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 6,095 kg <br /> 6,095 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 29,687.08 |
Remarks
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ 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.
