Motya (Carthaginian empire), silver, didrachms (standing dog/head of nymph) (415-405 BCE)
From SILVER
415 BCE - 405 BCE Silver 1,675 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Dog standing right, above, grain of wheat |
| Reverse: | MOTYAION, (Greek).Head of nymph to right, her hair tied in a topknot, behind, crayfish swimming upwards |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Motya | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 415 BCE | to | 405 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.50 | Denomination: | didrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
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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.]]1Jenkins 1971, n° 18-36 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 865-866, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 73, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, n° 927 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 15 | Number of coins (n) | 49 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5.44 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.27 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 11.11 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 9.85 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 197,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 11.03 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00025 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.96% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 9,949.24 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,675 kg <br /> 1,675 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 24,873.1 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1971), "Coins of Punic Sicily. Part 1", Revue Suisse de Numismatique, 50, p. 25-78, pl. 1-24.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
