Messana, silver, tetradrachms (charioteer driving a biga/springing hare) (460-426 BCE)
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460 BCE - 426 BCE Silver 20,338 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Mule biga driven r. by charioteer, above, Nike flying r. and below, bay leaf. |
| Reverse: | MESSENION or MESSANION (Greek).Hare springing r., below, branch. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Messana | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 460 BCE | to | 426 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.25 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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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.]]1Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, n° 296-307, 322-33, 349-83, 415-24, 437-47 et 463-70. | ||
| 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° 843, 847 and 850-851, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 66, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, n° 783 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 5.17 | 3 | 0.52 | 132, 135, 191 |
| 2 | 2 | 3.45 | 4 | 0.7 | 177, 184 |
| 3 | 3 | 5.17 | 9 | 1.57 | 141, 188, 192 |
| 4 | 6 | 10.34 | 24 | 4.17 | 147, 155, 172, 189, 190, 194 |
| 6 | 2 | 3.45 | 12 | 2.09 | 133, 164 |
| 7 | 3 | 5.17 | 21 | 3.65 | 138, 181, 193 |
| 8 | 7 | 12.07 | 56 | 9.74 | 137, 144, 165, 167, 179, 186, 187 |
| 10 | 7 | 12.07 | 70 | 12.17 | 136, 139, 170, 173, 176, 178, 180 |
| 11 | 2 | 3.45 | 22 | 3.83 | 162, 163 |
| 12 | 3 | 5.17 | 36 | 6.26 | 148, 166, 171 |
| 13 | 7 | 12.07 | 91 | 15.83 | 143, 145, 160, 161, 169, 183, 195 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.72 | 14 | 2.43 | 154 |
| 16 | 2 | 3.45 | 32 | 5.57 | 168, 185 |
| 17 | 2 | 3.45 | 34 | 5.91 | 153, 157 |
| 18 | 1 | 1.72 | 18 | 3.13 | 156 |
| 21 | 3 | 5.17 | 63 | 10.96 | 146, 149, 158 |
| 22 | 1 | 1.72 | 22 | 3.83 | 159 |
| 26 | 1 | 1.72 | 26 | 4.52 | 142 |
| 9 | 2 | 3.45 | 18 | 3.13 | 134, 182 |
| Total | 58 of 58 | 99.98 | 575 of 575 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 58 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 60 | Number of coins (n) | 575 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 9.91 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 9.58 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.03 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5.17 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 58.95 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,179,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 64.51 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00049 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.48% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 19,508.06 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 20,338 kg <br /> 20,338 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 48,770.14 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Caccamo Caltabiano, Maria (1993), La monetazione di Messana. Con le emissioni di Rhegion dell’eta della tirannide, AMUGS XIII, Berlin-New York, xviii, 383 p., 94 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
