S 339 - Dyrrhachium, silver, hemidrachm, 270-225 BC
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270 BCE - 225 BCE Silver 307 kg
Description
| Obverse: | |
| Reverse: | ΔYP (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Dyrrhachium | Ancient region: | Illyricum | Modern country: Albania | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 270 BCE | to | 225 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 1.90 | Denomination: | hemidrachm
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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 III, phase I - p. 61-130 du catalogue). | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 16.67 | 2 | 12.5 | D5 (issue 7) |
| 3 | 1 | 16.67 | 3 | 18.75 | D10 (issue 3) |
| 7 | 1 | 16.67 | 7 | 43.75 | D13 |
| 1 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 18.75 | D3 (issue 3), D11 (issues 3), D5 (issue 6), D1 (issue 8) |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.01 | 15 of 16 | 93.75 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 16 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.83 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 66.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 8.08 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 161,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.6 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 75% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,960.4 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 307 kg <br /> 307 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 9,900.99 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Meta, Albana (2015), Le monnayage en argent de Dyrrachion. 375-60/55 av. J.-C., Athens, 405 p.
