S 319 - Poseidonia, silver, didrachm, 410-280 BC
From SILVER
410 BCE - 280 BCE Silver 0 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΠΟΣΕIΔANI (Greek).Poseidon standing right, preparing to cast trident, left arm extended, dolphin looking down in right field. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠΟΣΕIΔANI (Greek).Bull standing left. |
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. | 410 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 280 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical and Hellenistic |
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.: |
Image
S_319_-_Poseidonia,_silver,_didrachm,_410-280_BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Brousseau 20031Brousseau 2003, p. 124-129, n° #328-#351. | ||
| 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). |
| 1 | 1 | 7.14 | 1 | 0.78 | |
| 2 | 1 | 7.14 | 2 | 1.55 | |
| 3 | 2 | 14.29 | 6 | 4.65 | |
| 6 | 2 | 14.29 | 12 | 9.3 | |
| 7 | 1 | 7.14 | 7 | 5.43 | |
| 9 | 1 | 7.14 | 9 | 6.98 | |
| 10 | 1 | 7.14 | 10 | 7.75 | |
| 11 | 1 | 7.14 | 11 | 8.53 | |
| 15 | 2 | 14.29 | 30 | 23.26 | |
| 20 | 1 | 7.14 | 20 | 15.5 | |
| 21 | 1 | 7.14 | 21 | 16.28 | |
| Total | 14 of 14 | 99.99 | 129 of 129 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 14 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 18 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 129 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 9.21 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 7.17 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.29 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 7.14 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 14.32 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 286,400 |
| 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) | 15.7 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00045 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.22% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 18,016.76 |
| 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 | 45,041.9 |
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.
