Metapontum, silver, 3rd didrachms (530-510 BCE)
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530 BCE - 510 BCE Silver 1,877 kg
Description
| Obverse: | META (Greek).Ear of barley with seven grains, around, border of dots |
| Reverse: | Ear of barley with seven grains, all incuse, rayed border |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Metapontum | Ancient region: | Lucania | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 530 BCE | to | 510 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.60 | Denomination: | 1/3 stater, 1/3 nomos | 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.]]1Noe - Johnston 1984, n° 28-33, 48-9, 51-3, 79-84, 99, 106-9, 154a, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Noe 1927, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Noe 1931 | ||
| 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° 236, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5RQEMAC, n° 3 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 23 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 48 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.09 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 39.13 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 36.1 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 722,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 44.16 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 81.25% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,659.28 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,877 kg <br /> 1,877 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,648.2 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Noe, Sydney P. - Jonhston, Ann (1984), The coinage of Metapontum. Parts 1 and 2 with additions and corrections by Ann Johnston, Numismatic Notes and Monographs 32 and 47, New York, ix, 120 p., 44 pl.
- ^ Noe, Sydney P. (1927), The coinage of Metapontum. Part 1, Numismatic Notes and Monographs 32, New York.
- ^ Noe, Sydney P. (1931), The coinage of Metapontum. Part 2, Numismatic Notes and Monographs 47, New York.
- ^ 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.
