Metapontum, silver, nomoi (ear of barley/incuse ear of barley) (530-480 BCE)
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530 BCE - 480 BCE Silver 42,677 kg
Description
| Obverse: | META (Greek).Ear of barley, in r. field, grasshopper. |
| Reverse: | Ear of barley incuse |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Metapontum | Ancient region: | Lucania | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 530 BCE | to | 480 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.10 | Denomination: | didrachm , stater , nomos
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Standard: |
Image
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° 1-27, 37-8, 40-7, 59, 73-8, 85-98, 100-5, 112-54, 154c et 155-261, "[[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° 235 and 238, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5RQEMAC, n° 2, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]6HN Italy, n° 1459-1481, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]7HGC 1, n° 1027-1029 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 73 | 36.5 | 73 | 13.11 | 5, 9, 12, 15, 17, 18, 24, 27, 37, 38, 45, 47, 56, 57, 59, 73, 93, 95, 98, 114, 117, 129, 136, 141, 142, 144, 148, 149, 152, 153, 154, 154c, 155, 158, 159, 161, 163, 166, 170, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 183, 185, 187, 188, 190, 198, 203, 211, 214, 218, 219, 220, 225, 227, 232, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 252, 254, 256, 257 |
| 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 102 | 18.31 | 2, 6, 19, 21, 40, 44, 54, 75, 77, 90, 96, 105, 113, 115, 118, 119, 121, 123, 126, 127, 128, 130, 131, 134, 143, 145, 146, 150, 156, 157, 160, 167, 168, 169, 173, 186, 194, 195, 196, 197, 202, 208, 217, 224, 226, 228, 246, 248, 249, 251, 259 |
| 3 | 26 | 13 | 78 | 14 | 8, 46, 55, 74, 76, 87, 102, 112, 132, 133, 135, 151, 162, 165, 172, 174, 184, 199, 200, 206, 213, 231, 244, 250, 253, 255 |
| 4 | 22 | 11 | 88 | 15.8 | 7, 13, 25, 41, 58, 78, 86, 88, 89, 94, 100, 120, 137, 140, 171, 182, 189, 212, 229, 236, 260, 261 |
| 5 | 13 | 6.5 | 65 | 11.67 | 1a, 10, 23, 85, 92, 97, 104, 122, 193, 207, 209, 215, 247 |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 8.62 | 22, 139, 164, 192, 201, 204, 216, 221 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 21 | 3.77 | 11, 222, 223 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 5.75 | 14, 20, 91, 258 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 3.59 | 3, 43 |
| 11 | 1 | 0.5 | 11 | 1.97 | 191 |
| 14 | 1 | 0.5 | 14 | 2.51 | 4 |
| 17 | 1 | 0.5 | 17 | 3.05 | 16 |
| 18 | 1 | 0.5 | 18 | 3.23 | 233 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3.23 | 14, 20, 91, 258 |
| Total | 208 of 200 | 104 | 605 of 557 | 108.61 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 200 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 73 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 557 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.79 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 36.5 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 263.44 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 5,268,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 312.04 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00011 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 86.89% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,228.67 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 42,677 kg <br /> 42,677 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 10,571.67 |
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.
- ^ 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
