S 1431 - Dyrrhachium, silver, hemidrachms (230-168 BCE)
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230 BCE - 168 BCE Silver 888 kg
Description
| Obverse: | |
| Reverse: | ΔYP (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Dyrrhachium | Ancient region: | Illyricum | Modern country: Albania | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 230 BCE | to | 168 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 1.90 | Denomination: | hemidrachm
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Standard: |
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Meta 2015, (series III, phase II - p. 61-130 du catalogue). | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 6 | 66.67 | 6 | 46.15 | 8 (issue 13), 11 (issue 14), 2 (issue 16), 13 (issue 17), 13 (issue 18), 17 (issue 18) |
| 2 | 2 | 22.22 | 4 | 30.77 | 3 (issue 13), 7 (issue 15) |
| 3 | 1 | 11.11 | 3 | 23.08 | 6 (issue 17) |
| Total | 9 of 9 | 100 | 13 of 13 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 6 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 13 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.44 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.63 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.89 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 66.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 23.36 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 467,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 29.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 53.85% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,113.01 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 888 kg <br /> 888 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 2,782.53 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Meta, Albana (2015), Le monnayage en argent de Dyrrachion. 375-60/55 av. J.-C., Athens, 405 p.
