Morgantina, bronze, hexantes (Alkos/tripod) (339-317 BCE)
From SILVER
339 BCE - 317 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Alkos to right, grain ear to left, Γ (retrograde) below chin |
| Reverse: | MOPΓANTINΩN (Greek).Tripod, border of dots |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Morgantina | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 339 BCE | to | 317 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC  , Hellenistic 323-30 BC
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 3.15 | Denomination: | hexas
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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.]]1Buttrey 1989, Group III, B (8) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 34, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 2, n° 906 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 8 | 2 | 66.67 | 16 | 55.17 | 1, 3 |
| 13 | 1 | 33.33 | 13 | 44.83 | 2 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 100 | 29 of 29 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 1 | Number of coins (n) | 29 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 9.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 29 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.06 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 61,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.35 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00047 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 18,954.25 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 47,385.62 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Buttrey, Theodore V. et al. (1989), Morgantina Studies, vol. II: The Coins, Princeton, 1989, xx, 245 p., 49 pl., 29 cm
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 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.
