Naxus, silver, tetradrachms (young Dionysus/seated Silenus) (415-403 BCE)
From SILVER
415 BCE - 403 BCE Silver 395 kg
Description
| Obverse: | NAΞIΩN (Greek).Wreathed head of Dionysus r. |
| Reverse: | Nude and bearded Silenus seated l. on wine skin, head l., holding cantharus in r. hand and ivy branch in l., half empty wine skin draped over l. leg, in l. field, ivy branch |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Naxus | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 415 BCE | to | 403 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.90 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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. 133-134, n° 106. | ||
| 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° 876, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 81a, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, n° 985 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 4 | 1 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 69 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 4 of 4 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 1 | Number of coins (n) | 4 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.17 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 23,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,837.61 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 395 kg <br /> 395 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 17,094.02 |
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.
