Naxus, silver, tetradrachms (Dionysus/Silenus) (460-460 BCE)
From SILVER
460 BCE - 460 BCE Silver 327 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bearded head of Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath, and with his hair tied in a krobylos at the back, border of dots cut through by the beard, the krobylos and the wreath tips. |
| Reverse: | NAXION (Greek).Nude, bearded and ithyphallic Silenos squatting, facing, turning his head to the left towards the two-handled, stemless drinking cup he holds in his right hand, supporting himself with his left hand propped on the ground |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Naxus | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 460 BCE | to | 460 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
|
Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
|
Median weight in grams | 17.20 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
|
Standard: |
Image
.jpg)
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. 114-117, n° 54. | ||
| 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° 872, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 2, n° 983, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4RQEMAC, n° 77 | ||
| Coin series web reference: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 56 | 1 | 100 | 56 | 100 | 39 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 56 of 56 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 1 | Number of coins (n) | 56 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 56 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 56 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 0.95 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 19,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.02 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00295 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 117,894.74 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 327 kg <br /> 327 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 294,736.84 |
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
