S 334 - Dyrrhachium, silver, didrachm, 280-270 BC
From SILVER
280 BCE - 270 BCE Silver 3,477 kg
Description
| Obverse: | |
| Reverse: | (ΔYP or ΔYPPA) BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ MONOYNIOY (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Dyrrhachium | Ancient region: | Illyricum | Modern country: Albania | Authority: | Monunius of Illyria (Illyrian king of Dardania, c. 290-c. 270 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 280 BCE | to | 270 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 10.60 | 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 II - p. 42-44 du catalogue). | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 5 | 1 | 6.67 | 5 | 6.1 | D114 |
| 6 | 1 | 6.67 | 6 | 7.32 | D115 |
| 18 | 1 | 6.67 | 18 | 21.95 | D108 |
| 1 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3.66 | D105, D112, D117 |
| 2 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 7.32 | D106, D113, D116 |
| 3 | 2 | 13.33 | 6 | 7.32 | D109, D118 |
| 4 | 2 | 13.33 | 8 | 9.76 | D110, D111 |
| 15 | 2 | 13.33 | 30 | 36.59 | D104, D107 |
| Total | 15 of 15 | 100 | 82 of 82 | 100.02 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 15 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 19 | Number of coins (n) | 82 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5.47 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 4.32 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.27 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 16.4 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 328,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 18.36 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00025 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.34% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 10,000 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 3,477 kg <br /> 3,477 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 25,000 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Meta, Albana (2015), Le monnayage en argent de Dyrrachion. 375-60/55 av. J.-C., Athens, 405 p.
