S 334 - Dyrrhachium, silver, didrachm, 280-270 BC
From SILVER
280 BCE - 270 BCE Silver 3,477 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (ΔYP or ΔYPPA) BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ MONOYNIOY (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: | Monunius of Illyria (Illyrian king of Dardania, c. 290-c. 270 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 280 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 270 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 10.60 | 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: | Meta 20151Meta 2015, (series II - p. 42-44 du catalogue). | ||
| 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 | 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 |
| 5 | 1 | 6.67 | 5 | 6.1 | D114 |
| 6 | 1 | 6.67 | 6 | 7.32 | D115 |
| 15 | 2 | 13.33 | 30 | 36.59 | D104, D107 |
| 18 | 1 | 6.67 | 18 | 21.95 | D108 |
| Total | 15 of 15 | 100 | 82 of 82 | 100.02 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 15 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 19 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 82 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 5.47 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 4.32 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.27 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 16.4 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 328,000 |
| 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) | 18.36 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00025 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.34% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 10,000 |
| 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 | 3,477 kg <br /> 3,477 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 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.
