Naxos, silver, drachms (Dionysus/Silenus) (461-430 BCE)
From SILVER
461 BCE - 430 BCE Silver 326 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bearded and ivy-wreathed head of Dionysus r. |
| Reverse: | N – A – XI – ON (Greek).Naked, bearded Silenus, with pointed ears, ruffled hair and long tail, facing squatting, the r. leg folded to the side and l. raised. He turns l. towards cantharus in his raised r. hand, while the l. rests on his l. knee, the tail showing behind his l. leg. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Naxos | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 461 BCE | to | 430 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 4.25 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: |
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.]]1Cahn 1944, p. 117-121, n° 55-59. | ||
| 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° 873, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 78, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, n° 990 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 6 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 5.08 | 42 |
| 12 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 10.17 | 43 |
| 21 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 17.8 | 40 |
| 79 | 1 | 25 | 79 | 66.95 | 41 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 118 of 118 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 118 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 29.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 23.6 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.84 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 76,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.14 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00154 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 61,458.33 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 326 kg <br /> 326 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 153,645.83 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Cahn, Herbert A. (1944), Die Münzen der sizilischen Stadt Naxos. Ein Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte des griechischen Westens, Basel, 168 p., XII pl.
- ^ 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.
