Locri Epizephyrii? (Bruttii), silver, drachms (Nike/Dionysus) (211/10-203 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 8593

211 BCE - 203 BCE Silver 4,287 kg

Description

Obverse:	Diademed and draped bust of Nike to right.
Reverse:	BPETTIΩN (Greek).Dionysos standing facing, crowning himself and holding scepter, to right, thunderbolt.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Locri Epizephyrii

Ancient region:

Bruttium

Modern country: Italy

Authority:

The Bruttians

Chronology

From

211 BCE

to

203 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

4.60

Denomination:

denarius , drachma

Standard:

Image

]]H 12 - Mint of uncertain location of the Bruttii, silver, denarius, 211-10-203 BC.jpg [1]

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° 514, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 12, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° 21, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5HN Italy, n° 1958-1964, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]6HGC 1, n° 1356
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/brettii.hn italy.1958-1964

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	2	4.17	2		41, 45
5	1	2.08	5		84
8	1	2.08	8		81
9	3	6.25	27		44, 79, 83
10	1	2.08	10		39
11	4	8.33	44		42, 43, 65, 76
12	1	2.08	12		37
13	2	4.17	26		70, 78
14	1	2.08	14		73
15	2	4.17	30		38, 64
16	1	2.08	16		50
18	2	4.17	36		60, 77
19	1	2.08	19		58
20	2	4.17	40		74, 75
21	2	4.17	42		49, 55
23	3	6.25	69		52, 62, 71
24	2	4.17	48		69, 82
26	3	6.25	78		35, 48, 80
27	2	4.17	54		46, 72
28	2	4.17	56		66, 67
32	1	2.08	32		61
33	1	2.08	33		51
34	1	2.08	34		54
36	1	2.08	36		53
37	1	2.08	37		40
41	1	2.08	41		59
44	2	4.17	88		47, 57
48	1	2.08	48		63
51	1	2.08	51		34
Total	48 of 48	99.98	1036 of 1,036

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	48	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	2
Number of reverse dies (r)	60	Number of coins (n)	1036
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	21.58	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	17.27
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.25	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	4.17 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	46.6	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	932,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	50.33	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00111
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	99.81%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	44,463.52
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	4,287 kg <br /> 4,287 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	111,158.8

Remarks

Most likely two workstations Likely military See Carroccio 2011, p. 85