Rhegium, silver, tetradrachms (lion's head facing/calf's head) (485-481 BCE)
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485 BCE - 481 BCE Silver 1,175 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Lion's head facing, dotted border |
| Reverse: | RECINON (Greek).Calf's head l., dotted border |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Rhegium | Ancient region: | Bruttium | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | Anaxilas II (494-476 BCE) |
Chronology
| From | 485 BCE | to | 481 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.65 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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.]]1Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, p. 342-3, n° 55-60. | ||
| 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° 263, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 31, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HN Italy, n° 2469 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 6.67 | 26 |
| 3 | 1 | 33.33 | 3 | 20 | 27 |
| 11 | 1 | 33.33 | 11 | 73.33 | 25 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 15 of 15 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 15 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.33 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 66,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.75 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00023 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 93.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 9,009.01 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,175 kg <br /> 1,175 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 22,522.52 |
Remarks
Likely military
References
- ^ Caccamo Caltabiano, Maria (1993), La monetazione di Messana. Con le emissioni di Rhegion dell’eta della tirannide, AMUGS XIII, Berlin-New York, xviii, 383 p., 94 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.
