S 335 - Dyrrhachium, silver, tetarte, 315-270 BC
From SILVER
315 BCE - 270 BCE Silver 0 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (ΔY, ΔYP 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. | 315 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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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetarte
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StandardStandard.: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Meta 20151Meta 2015, (series II - p. 44-59 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 | 90 | 56.96 | 90 | 28.75 | D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D13, D17, D19, D25, D29, D30, D34, D35, D37, D41, D42, D43, D44, D47, D50, D53, D59, D60, D61, D63, D64, D66, D68, D69, D71, D72, D73, D75, D76, D77, D81, D82, D85, D86, D87, D88, D89, D91, D93, D94, D95, D96, D97, D98, D100, D102, D105, D107, D108, D114, D115, D116, D117, D118, D119, D121, D123, D124, D125, D128, D130, D131, D132, D133, D134, D138, D141, D142, D143, D144, D145, D146, D147, D148, D149, D151, D152, D153, D154, D155, D156, D157, D158 |
| 2 | 35 | 22.15 | 70 | 22.36 | D15, D22, D23, D24, D26, D32, D33, D36, D38, D39, D40, D45, D46, D48, D49, D51, D52, D54, D55, D62, D65, D70, D79, D80, D90, D92, D99, D106, D110, D111, D120, D135, D136, D140, D150 |
| 3 | 11 | 6.96 | 33 | 10.54 | D1, D2, D3, D11, D56, D57, D74, D83, D112, D113, D126 |
| 4 | 11 | 6.96 | 44 | 14.06 | D12, D14, D20, D28, D31, D67, D78, D103, D104, D122, D137 |
| 5 | 4 | 2.53 | 20 | 6.39 | D16, D21, D27, D129 |
| 6 | 3 | 1.9 | 18 | 5.75 | D58, D101, D127 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.9 | 21 | 6.71 | D18, D84, D139 |
| 8 | 1 | 0.63 | 8 | 2.56 | D109 |
| Total | 158 of 158 | 99.99 | 304 of 313 | 97.12 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 158 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 90 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 199 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 313 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.98 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.57 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.26 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 56.96 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 259.12 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 5,182,400 |
| 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) | 319.06 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 71.25% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,415.87 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 0 kg <br /> 0 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 6,039.67 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Meta, Albana (2015), Le monnayage en argent de Dyrrachion. 375-60/55 av. J.-C., Athens, 405 p.
