S 331 - Dyrrhachium, silver, didrachm, 350-300 BC

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 9388


350 BCE - 300 BCE Silver 7,992 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: (Δ, ΔYP, ΔYPPA or ΔYPPAXINΩN) (Greek).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Dyrrhachium Ancient regionAncient region.: Illyricum Modern countryModern country: Albania 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. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical and Hellenistic
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 8.70 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.:
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Meta 20151Meta 2015, (series I - p. 15-25 du catalogue).
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
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
8 1 2.27 8 2.4 D16
10 1 2.27 10 2.99 D38
11 1 2.27 11 3.29 D17
13 4 9.09 52 15.57 D8, D31, D36, D41
14 1 2.27 14 4.19 D10
16 1 2.27 16 4.79 D11
17 3 6.82 51 15.27 D13, D18, D39
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
Total 44 of 44 99.99 333 of 334 99.7
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 44 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  12
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 76 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 334
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 7.59 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 4.39
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.73 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  27.27 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  45.93 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  918,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 50.68 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00036
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 96.41% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  14,543.87
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  7,992 kg <br /> 7,992 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  36,359.68
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Meta, Albana (2015), Le monnayage en argent de Dyrrachion. 375-60/55 av. J.-C., Athens, 405 p.