Rhegium, silver, drachms (420-387 BCE)
From SILVER
420 BCE - 387 BCE Silver 728 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Facing lion scalp, border dots |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | PHΓINON (Greek).Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath, olive sprig behind. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Rhegium | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Bruttium | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 420 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 387 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 4.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC 37 - Rhegium, silver, drachma, 420-387 BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Herzfelder 19571Herzfelder 1957, deuxième série. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 502, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 37, HN Italy4HN Italy, n° 2497, HGC 15HGC 1, n° 1646 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 67 |
| 2 | 1 | 12.5 | 2 | 5 | 69 |
| 3 | 3 | 37.5 | 9 | 22.5 | 63, 64, 65 |
| 5 | 1 | 12.5 | 5 | 12.5 | 70 |
| 6 | 1 | 12.5 | 6 | 15 | 66 |
| 17 | 1 | 12.5 | 17 | 42.5 | 68 |
| Total | 8 of 8 | 100 | 40 of 40 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 7 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 40 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 5 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 5.71 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.88 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 12.5 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 8.88 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 177,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 10 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00023 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.5% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 9,009.01 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 728 kg <br /> 728 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 22,522.52 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Herzfelder, Hubert (1957), Les monnaies d’argent de Rhégion frappées entre 461 et le milieu du IVe siècle av. J.-C., Paris, 1957, 154 p., 20 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.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm
