Locri Epizephyrii? (Bruttii), silver, didrachms (215-214 BCE)
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215 BCE - 214 BCE Silver 490 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Jugate busts of the Dioscuri r., wearing chlamydes and laureate pilei, above, two stars and in l. field, cornucopia and Γ. |
| Reverse: | BPETTIΩN (Greek).The Dioscuri galloping r., raising r. hands and holding palm branches, above, two stars. Below horses, Γ and spear. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Locri Epizephyrii | Ancient region: | Bruttium | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | The Bruttians |
Chronology
| From | 215 BCE | to | 214 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 5.75 | Denomination: | didrachm
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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.]]1Pfeiler 1964, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Arslan 1989, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Campana 2018c | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4Sear I, n° 513, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5RQEMH, n° 9, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]6HN Italy, n° 1941 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 7.69 | 1;4 |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 11.54 | 3 |
| 21 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 80.77 | 2 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 26 of 26 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 26 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 6.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.26 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 85,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.73 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00031 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.31% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 12,206.57 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 490 kg <br /> 490 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 30,516.43 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
References
- ^ Pfeiler, Hasso (1964), "Die Münzprägung der Brettier", Jahrbuch für Numismatik Geldgeschichte, 14, p. 7-50, pls.1-3.
- ^ Arslan, Ermanno A. (1989), Monetazione aurea ed argentea dei Brettii, Glaux 4, Milan.
- ^ Campana, Alberto (2018), "La didramma brettia Dioscuri/Dioscuri: analisi e confronti", Monete antiche, 100, p. 3-18
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
