Locri Epizephyrii (Agathocles), bronze, units (9g) (Zeus/winged thunderbolt) (317-279 BCE)
From SILVER
317 BCE - 279 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | ΔΙΟΣ before (Greek).Head of Zeus r. wearing a laurel wreath |
| Reverse: | ΛΟΚ/ΡΩΝ (Greek).Winged thunderbolt |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Locri Epizephyrii | Ancient region: | Bruttium | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | Agathocles of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse in 317-289 BC and self-styled king of Sicily in 304-289 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 317 BCE | to | 279 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 9.00 | Denomination: | 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.]]1Spinelli 2019, Group VI, Series 13, p. 125-128 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HN Italy, n° 2358-2360, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 1, n° 1584 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 14 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 28 | Number of coins (n) | 33 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.74 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.18 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.47 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 73.68 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 36.2 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 724,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 44.79 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00005 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 57.58% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,823.2 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 4,558.01 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation No die-link but very low n/o ratio
References
- ^ Spinelli, Marianna (2019), La monetazione di Locri Epizefiri tra Magna Grecia, Sicilia e regni ellenistici, Pelorias 27, Messina, 220 p.
- ^ 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
