Rhegium, silver, litrae (facing lion/olive sprig) (420-387 BCE)
From SILVER
420 BCE - 387 BCE Silver 153 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Facing scalp of lion |
| Reverse: | PH (Greek).Olive-sprig with two berries, PH between |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Rhegium | Ancient region: | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 420 BCE | to | 387 BCE | Period: |
Physical description
| Metal: | Silver 
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Median weight in grams | 0.75 | Denomination: | litra
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Standard: |
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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.]]1Herzfelder 1957, deuxième série. | ||
| 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° 503, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 37b, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HN Italy, n° 2495, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5HGC 1, n° 1654 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 24 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 10.19 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 203,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 12 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,710.5 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 153 kg <br /> 153 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,776.25 |
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
