Samadi, bronze, ca 1.6g (Athena/three crescents) (200-150 BCE)
From SILVER
200 BCE - 150 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet |
| Reverse: | Σ-Α-Μ-Α-Δ-Ι (Greek).Three crescents, around |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Samadi | Ancient region: | Apulia | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 200 BCE | to | 150 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 1.60 | Denomination: | Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Campana - Tafuri 2011 | ||
| 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° 821, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 1, n° 645 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 8 | 1 | 100 | 8 | 100 | 2 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 8 of 8 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 8 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 8 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.04 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 20,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.14 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00038 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 15,384.62 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 38,461.54 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Campana, Alberto - Tafuri, Giuseppe (2011), "Le monete di Samadi," EOS. Collana di studi numismatici, III, Bari, p. 147-162.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm
