Rhegium, silver, tetradrachms (420-387 BCE)
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420 BCE - 387 BCE Silver 9,891 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Lion's mask facing, border dots |
| Reverse: | PHΓINON (Greek).Laureate head of Apollo to right, with olive sprig behind |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Rhegium | Ancient region: | Bruttium | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 420 BCE | to | 387 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.25 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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, 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° 501, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 36, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HN Italy, n° 2496-2497, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5HGC 1, n° 1638 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 11.11 | 3 | 1.68 | 41, 51, 52 |
| 2 | 4 | 14.81 | 8 | 4.47 | 45, 48, 53, 57 |
| 3 | 1 | 3.7 | 3 | 1.68 | 49 |
| 4 | 3 | 11.11 | 12 | 6.7 | 38, 43, 50 |
| 5 | 2 | 7.41 | 10 | 5.59 | 39, 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 7.41 | 12 | 6.7 | 46, 58 |
| 7 | 2 | 7.41 | 14 | 7.82 | 47, 59 |
| 8 | 1 | 3.7 | 8 | 4.47 | 40 |
| 9 | 3 | 11.11 | 27 | 15.08 | 44;55;62 |
| 10 | 2 | 7.41 | 20 | 11.17 | 37, 61 |
| 11 | 1 | 3.7 | 11 | 6.15 | 42 |
| 13 | 1 | 3.7 | 13 | 7.26 | 36 |
| 18 | 1 | 3.7 | 18 | 10.06 | 56 |
| 20 | 1 | 3.7 | 20 | 11.17 | 54 |
| Total | 27 of 27 | 99.98 | 179 of 179 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 27 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 42 | Number of coins (n) | 179 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.63 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 4.26 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.56 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 11.11 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 28.67 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 573,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 31.8 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00031 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.32% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 12,486.92 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 9,891 kg <br /> 9,891 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 31,217.3 |
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
