Metapontum, silver, drachms (430-400 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 6795


440 BCE - 430 BCE Silver 79 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Metapontum Ancient regionAncient region.: Lucania Modern countryModern country: Italy AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 440 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 3.95 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemistater Nomisma.org, drachm, half nomos StandardStandard.:
Image
AC6A_Metapontum.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Noe - Johnston 19841Noe - Johnston 1984, p. 71, n° 320, Noe 19312Noe 1931
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear I3Sear I, n° 399, RQEMAC4RQEMAC, n° 6a, HN Italy5HN Italy, n° 1497, HGC 16HGC 1, n° 1070
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
13 1 100 13 100 320
Total 1 of 1 100 13 of 13 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 1 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. 
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 1 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 13
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 13 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 13
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  1 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  20,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 1.08 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00065
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) % Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  26,000
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  79 kg <br /> 79 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  65,000
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation Noe - Johnston 1984, p. 71, n° 320 (error of printing - n° 321-322 are missing and n° 320 is duplicated)

References

  1. ^  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.
  2. ^  Noe, Sydney P. (1931), The coinage of Metapontum. Part 2, Numismatic Notes and Monographs 47, New York.
  3. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
  4. ^  Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
  5. ^  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
  6. ^  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