Rhegium, silver, tetradrachms (mule biga/hare spinging) (480-461 BCE)
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480 BCE - 461 BCE Silver 10,602 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Mule biga driven to right by seated male charioteer, laurel leaf in exergue, border dots |
| Reverse: | RECINON (Greek).Hare springing to right, border dots |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Rhegium | Ancient region: | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 480 BCE | to | 461 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.10 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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.]]1Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, n° 61-66 and 72-112. | ||
| 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° 496, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 32, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HN Italy, n° 2472-2474, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5HGC 1, n° 1632 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 6 | 22.22 | 6 | 5.22 | 30, 36, 37, 43, 45, 52 |
| 2 | 7 | 25.93 | 14 | 12.17 | 35, 38, 47, 48, 51, 54, 57 |
| 4 | 2 | 7.41 | 8 | 6.96 | 40, 55 |
| 5 | 4 | 14.81 | 20 | 17.39 | 42, 46, 49, 53 |
| 6 | 2 | 7.41 | 12 | 10.43 | 29, 58 |
| 7 | 3 | 11.11 | 21 | 18.26 | 28, 44, 56 |
| 8 | 1 | 3.7 | 8 | 6.96 | 39 |
| 9 | 1 | 3.7 | 9 | 7.83 | 50 |
| 17 | 1 | 3.7 | 17 | 14.78 | 41 |
| Total | 27 of 27 | 99.99 | 115 of 115 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 27 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 6 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 35 | Number of coins (n) | 115 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.26 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.29 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 22.22 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 31 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 620,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 35.28 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00019 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.78% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 7,419.35 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 10,602 kg <br /> 10,602 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 18,548.39 |
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.
- ^ 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
