Locri Epizephyrii? (Bruttii), silver, hemidrachms (Apollo/Artemis) (214/13-211/10 BCE)
From SILVER
214 BCE - 210 BCE Silver 135 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Apollo to right, to left, lyre |
| Reverse: | BPETTIΩN (Greek).Artemis standing left, in hunting attire, holding arrow in her right hand and torch in her left, quiver over her right shoulder, in upper field to left, crescent, at her feet to left, hound standing left, its head turned back to right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Locri Epizephyrii | Ancient region: | Bruttium | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | The Bruttians |
Chronology
| From | 214 BCE | to | 210 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.35 | Denomination: | quinarius, hemidrachm
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Standard: |
Image
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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° 516, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 11, "[[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° 24, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5HN Italy, n° 1965-1968, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]6HGC 1, n° | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 11 | 1 | 33.33 | 11 | 11.11 | 33 |
| 25 | 1 | 33.33 | 25 | 25.25 | 31 |
| 63 | 1 | 33.33 | 63 | 63.64 | 32 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 99 of 99 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 99 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 24.75 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.88 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 57,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.09 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00172 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 68,750 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 135 kg <br /> 135 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 171,875 |
Remarks
Most likely more than 2 workstations Likely 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.
- ^ Troxell, Hyla A. (1975), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 3. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3 (Bruttium-Sicily I: Abacaenum-Eryx), New-York, pl. 38.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm
