S 304 - Poseidonia, silver, drachms (530-490 BCE)
From SILVER
530 BCE - 490 BCE Silver 3,698 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΠΟΣ, ΠΟΣEI ou ΠΟΣOIΔ (Greek).Poseidon, beardless and nude but for chlamys draped over both arms, standing right, preparing to cast trident, ΠOM to left |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse of obverse type, but no trident and ethnic is in relief |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Poseidonia | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Lucania | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Lucania |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 530 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 490 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 3.80 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
S 304 - Poseidonia, silver, drachma, 530-490 BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Brousseau 20091Brousseau 2009, p. 29-315 (O1-O45) | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1108 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 12 | 26.67 | 12 | 4.56 | 1;6;15;21;26;27;33;34;38;39;40;42 |
| 2 | 5 | 11.11 | 10 | 3.8 | 3;5;7;17;24 |
| 3 | 2 | 4.44 | 6 | 2.28 | 18;31 |
| 4 | 5 | 11.11 | 20 | 7.6 | 14;16;19;20;22 |
| 5 | 3 | 6.67 | 15 | 5.7 | 12;30;43 |
| 6 | 2 | 4.44 | 12 | 4.56 | 10;37 |
| 7 | 3 | 6.67 | 21 | 7.98 | 13;29;41 |
| 8 | 1 | 2.22 | 8 | 3.04 | 23 |
| 9 | 2 | 4.44 | 18 | 6.84 | 28;36 |
| 10 | 1 | 2.22 | 10 | 3.8 | 25 |
| 12 | 4 | 8.89 | 48 | 18.25 | 4;8;11;44 |
| 14 | 1 | 2.22 | 14 | 5.32 | 45 |
| 15 | 2 | 4.44 | 30 | 11.41 | 2;9 |
| 17 | 1 | 2.22 | 17 | 6.46 | 32 |
| 22 | 1 | 2.22 | 22 | 8.37 | 35 |
| Total | 45 of 45 | 99.98 | 263 of 263 | 99.97 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 45 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 12 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 61 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 263 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 5.84 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 4.31 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.36 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 26.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 48.66 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 973,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 54.29 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00027 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.44% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 10,809.7 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 3,698 kg <br /> 3,698 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 27,024.25 |
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