Naxus, silver, litrai (Dionysus/bunch of grapes) (430-415 BCE)
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430 BCE - 415 BCE Silver 72 kg
Description
| Obverse: | NAΞION (Greek).Ivy-wreathed head of Dionysus |
| Reverse: | Bunch of grapes with tendril |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Naxus | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 430 BCE | to | 415 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.75 | 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. 133, n° 104-105. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMAC, n° 80a, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 2, n° 974 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 33.33 | 67 |
| 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 66.67 | 68 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 3 of 3 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 3 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.81 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 96,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 66.67% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,247.4 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 72 kg <br /> 72 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 3,118.5 |
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.
- ^ 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.
