Rhegium, silver, drachms (466-415 BCE)
From SILVER
466 BCE - 415 BCE Silver 1,382 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Lion's mask facing, border dots |
| Reverse: | PECINON (Greek).Iokastos, bearded and draped from the waist, seated left on backless stool, holding long scepter in his right hand and left resting on hip, all within olive wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Rhegium | Ancient region: | Bruttium | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 466 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 | 4.10 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Herzfelder 1957, first series | ||
| 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° 501, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 35, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HN Italy, n° 2478, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5HGC 1, n° 1643 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 6.25 | 1 | 0.88 | 11 |
| 2 | 2 | 12.5 | 4 | 3.54 | 25, 26 |
| 3 | 2 | 12.5 | 6 | 5.31 | 13, 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 12.5 | 10 | 8.85 | 16, 17 |
| 6 | 1 | 6.25 | 6 | 5.31 | 24 |
| 7 | 2 | 12.5 | 14 | 12.39 | 7, 33 |
| 8 | 2 | 12.5 | 16 | 14.16 | 6, 12 |
| 9 | 1 | 6.25 | 9 | 7.96 | 10 |
| 11 | 1 | 6.25 | 11 | 9.73 | 8 |
| 16 | 1 | 6.25 | 16 | 14.16 | 9 |
| 20 | 1 | 6.25 | 20 | 17.7 | 15 |
| Total | 16 of 16 | 100 | 113 of 113 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 16 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 19 | Number of coins (n) | 113 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 7.06 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5.95 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.19 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 6.25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 16.85 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 337,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 18.64 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00034 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.12% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 13,412.46 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,382 kg <br /> 1,382 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 33,531.16 |
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
