S 317 - Poseidonia, silver, didrachm, 425-410 BC
From SILVER
425 BCE - 410 BCE Silver 0 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΠΟΣΕIΔA (Greek). |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (Greek). |
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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 425 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 410 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | didrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Brousseau 20031Brousseau 2003, p. 119-122, n° #295-#315. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
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). |
| 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 obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 12 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 99 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 11 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 8.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 9.07 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 181,400 |
| 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) | 9.9 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00055 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 21,830.21 |
| 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 | 0 kg <br /> 0 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 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.
