Naxus, silver, litrae (Dionysus/bung of grapes) (510-490 BCE)
From SILVER
510 BCE - 490 BCE Silver 377 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Archaic head of bearded Dionysos left, wearing ivy wreath |
| Reverse: | NAXION (Greek).Bunch of grapes, ИOIXAИ across lower field |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Naxus | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 510 BCE | to | 490 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.80 | Denomination: | litra
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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. 105-109, n° 12-32 et p. 113-114, n° 50-53. | ||
| 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° 728, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 76, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, n° 967 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 22 | Number of coins (n) | 61 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.21 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.77 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.16 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 21.05 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 23.56 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 471,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 27.6 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00013 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 93.44% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,178.27 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 377 kg <br /> 377 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 12,945.67 |
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.
