Morgantina, bronze, hemilitrai (Sikelia/eagle) (339-317 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8457


339 BCE - 317 BCE Bronze

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Laureate head of Sikelia to right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: MOPΓANTINΩN (Greek).Eagle standing left on coiled serpent
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Morgantina Ancient regionAncient region.: Sicily 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. 339 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 317 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical and Hellenistic
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 8.70 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemilitron StandardStandard.:
Image
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References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Buttrey 19891Buttrey 1989, Group III, B (7)
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear I2Sear I, n° 1149, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 33, HGC 24HGC 2, n° 905
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).
14 1 50 14 29.17 1
34 1 50 34 70.83 2
Total 2 of 2 100 48 of 48 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 2 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  0
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 5 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 48
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 24 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 9.6
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 2.5 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  0 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  1.93 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  38,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 2.09 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00124
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 100% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  49,740.93
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  n.a. Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  124,352.33
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Buttrey, Theodore V. et al. (1989), Morgantina Studies, vol. II: The Coins, Princeton, 1989, xx, 245 p., 49 pl., 29 cm
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
  4. ^  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.