S 918 - Medma, silver, staters (330-317 BCE)
From SILVER
330 BCE - 317 BC Silver 2,160 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Pegasus flying left. (In the field, ME or MK). |
| Reverse: | Helmeted head of Athena left, M below. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Mesma | Ancient region: | Bruttium | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 330 BCE | to | 317 BC | Period: Classical 480-323 BC  , Hellenistic 323-30 BC
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.60 | Denomination: | stater
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Standard: |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Gorini 2008 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HN Italy, n° 2425 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 8.33 | 1 | 1.12 | |
| 2 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 6.74 | |
| 4 | 1 | 8.33 | 4 | 4.49 | |
| 5 | 1 | 8.33 | 5 | 5.62 | |
| 6 | 1 | 8.33 | 6 | 6.74 | |
| 7 | 1 | 8.33 | 7 | 7.87 | |
| 10 | 1 | 8.33 | 10 | 11.24 | |
| 12 | 1 | 8.33 | 12 | 13.48 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8.33 | 14 | 15.73 | |
| 24 | 1 | 8.33 | 24 | 26.97 | |
| Total | 12 of 12 | 99.97 | 89 of 89 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 15 | Number of coins (n) | 89 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 7.42 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5.93 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 8.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 12.56 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 251,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 13.87 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00035 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.88% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 14,171.97 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,160 kg <br /> 2,160 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 35,429.94 |
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