Locri Epizephyrii? (Bruttii), gold, hemidrachms (Heracles/biga) (210-208 BCE)
From SILVER
210 BCE - 208 BCE Gold 836 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bearded head of Heracles l., wearing lionskin-headdress, in r. field, club, below truncation, G (engraver's signature), dotted border. |
| Reverse: | BPETTIΩN (Greek).Nike driving biga r., holding kentron and reins, beneath the horses, serpent r., dotted border. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Locri Epizephyrii | Ancient region: | Bruttium | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | The Bruttians |
Chronology
| From | 210 BCE | to | 208 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 2.10 | Denomination: | hemidrachm
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Standard: |
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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.]]1Arslan 1989 | ||
| 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° 512, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 15 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 8 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 29.63 | 6 |
| 19 | 1 | 50 | 19 | 70.37 | 5 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 27 of 27 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 27 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 13.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 6.75 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.99 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 39,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.16 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00068 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 27,135.68 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 836 kg <br /> 836 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 67,839.2 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
References
- ^ Arslan, Ermanno A. (1989), Monetazione aurea ed argentea dei Brettii, Glaux 4, Milan.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
