S 317 - Poseidonia, silver, didrachm, 425-410 BC
From SILVER
425 BCE - 410 BCE Silver 0 kg
Description
| Obverse: | ΠΟΣΕIΔA (Greek). |
| Reverse: | (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Poseidonia | Ancient region: | Lucania | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 425 BCE | to | 410 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Denomination: | didrachm
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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.]]1Brousseau 2003, p. 119-122, n° #295-#315. | ||
| Coin series reference: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 5 | 1 | 11.11 | 5 | 5.05 | |
| 6 | 2 | 22.22 | 12 | 12.12 | |
| 7 | 1 | 11.11 | 7 | 7.07 | |
| 10 | 1 | 11.11 | 10 | 10.1 | |
| 11 | 1 | 11.11 | 11 | 11.11 | |
| 13 | 1 | 11.11 | 13 | 13.13 | |
| 17 | 1 | 11.11 | 17 | 17.17 | |
| 24 | 1 | 11.11 | 24 | 24.24 | |
| Total | 9 of 9 | 99.99 | 99 of 99 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 12 | Number of coins (n) | 99 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 11 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 8.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 9.07 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 181,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.9 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00055 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 21,830.21 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 0 kg <br /> 0 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 54,575.52 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Brousseau, Louis (2003), Le monnayage d'argent de Poseidonia : une étude de coins sur les statères et les drachmes [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Paris-Sorbonne University.
