S 331 - Dyrrhachium, silver, didrachm, 350-300 BC
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350 BCE - 300 BCE Silver 7,992 kg
Description
| Obverse: | |
| Reverse: | (Δ, ΔYP, ΔYPPA or ΔYPPAXINΩN) (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Dyrrhachium | Ancient region: | Illyricum | Modern country: Albania | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 350 BCE | to | 300 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC  , Hellenistic 323-30 BC
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.70 | 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.]]1Meta 2015, (series I - p. 15-25 du catalogue). | ||
| Coin series reference: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 8 | 1 | 2.27 | 8 | 2.4 | D16 |
| 10 | 1 | 2.27 | 10 | 2.99 | D38 |
| 11 | 1 | 2.27 | 11 | 3.29 | D17 |
| 14 | 1 | 2.27 | 14 | 4.19 | D10 |
| 16 | 1 | 2.27 | 16 | 4.79 | D11 |
| 18 | 1 | 2.27 | 18 | 5.39 | D35 |
| 19 | 1 | 2.27 | 19 | 5.69 | D4 |
| 25 | 1 | 2.27 | 25 | 7.49 | D9 |
| 41 | 1 | 2.27 | 41 | 12.28 | D28 |
| 1 | 12 | 27.27 | 12 | 3.59 | D5, D6, D12, D14, D22, D29, D32, D33, D37, D40, D43 |
| 2 | 6 | 13.64 | 12 | 3.59 | D15, D21, D23, D26, D30, D34 |
| 3 | 3 | 6.82 | 9 | 2.69 | D1, D19, D20 |
| 4 | 2 | 4.55 | 8 | 2.4 | D25, D27 |
| 5 | 3 | 6.82 | 15 | 4.49 | D2, D3, D42 |
| 6 | 2 | 4.55 | 12 | 3.59 | D7, D24 |
| 13 | 4 | 9.09 | 52 | 15.57 | D8, D31, D36, D41 |
| 17 | 3 | 6.82 | 51 | 15.27 | D13, D18, D39 |
| Total | 44 of 44 | 99.99 | 333 of 334 | 99.7 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 44 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 12 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 76 | Number of coins (n) | 334 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 7.59 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 4.39 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.73 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 27.27 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 45.93 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 918,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 50.68 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00036 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.41% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 14,543.87 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 7,992 kg <br /> 7,992 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 36,359.68 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Meta, Albana (2015), Le monnayage en argent de Dyrrachion. 375-60/55 av. J.-C., Athens, 405 p.
