Segesta, silver, didrachms (475-450 BCE)
From SILVER
475 BCE - 450 BCE Silver 3,287 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΣΕΓ(E)ΣΤΑZΙΒ (Greek and Elymaic).Hound standing r., lowering head to ground |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (ΣΕΓΕΣΤΑZIB) (Greek and Elymaic).Head of Aigeste r., hair bound with ribbon, wearing necklace |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Segesta | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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. | 475 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 450 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 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 | 8.60 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | didrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
S 720 - Segesta, silver, didrachm, 475-450 BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Hurter 20081Hurter 2008, n° 1-59, pl. 1-5. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1113-1117 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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 | 2 | 10.53 | 2 | 0.93 | 11, 19 |
| 2 | 3 | 15.79 | 6 | 2.79 | 8, 12, 16 |
| 3 | 1 | 5.26 | 3 | 1.4 | 17 |
| 5 | 1 | 5.26 | 5 | 2.33 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 5.26 | 7 | 3.26 | 13 |
| 8 | 1 | 5.26 | 8 | 3.72 | 9 |
| 9 | 1 | 5.26 | 9 | 4.19 | 4 |
| 10 | 1 | 5.26 | 10 | 4.65 | 10 |
| 12 | 1 | 5.26 | 12 | 5.58 | 7 |
| 13 | 2 | 10.53 | 26 | 12.09 | 14, 18 |
| 16 | 1 | 5.26 | 16 | 7.44 | 6 |
| 22 | 1 | 5.26 | 22 | 10.23 | 5 |
| 24 | 1 | 5.26 | 24 | 11.16 | 3 |
| 30 | 1 | 5.26 | 30 | 13.95 | 1 |
| 35 | 1 | 5.26 | 35 | 16.28 | 15 |
| Total | 19 of 19 | 99.97 | 215 of 215 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | % (r) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 6 | 16.67 | 6 | 2.79 | 10, 13, 21, 31, 32, 34 |
| 2 | 5 | 13.89 | 10 | 4.65 | 3, 7, 22, 28, 33 |
| 3 | 2 | 5.56 | 6 | 2.79 | 5, 36 |
| 4 | 4 | 11.11 | 16 | 7.44 | 2, 17, 24, 29 |
| 5 | 4 | 11.11 | 20 | 9.3 | 1, 6, 8+, 14+ |
| 6 | 2 | 5.56 | 12 | 5.58 | 23, 30 |
| 7 | 4 | 11.11 | 28 | 13.02 | 4, 16+, 19+, 20 |
| 9 | 3 | 8.33 | 27 | 12.56 | 11, 25, 26 |
| 10 | 1 | 2.78 | 10 | 4.65 | 12+ |
| 11 | 1 | 2.78 | 11 | 5.12 | 35 |
| 12 | 1 | 2.78 | 12 | 5.58 | 18+ |
| 13 | 2 | 5.56 | 26 | 12.09 | 15+, 27 |
| 16 | 1 | 2.78 | 16 | 7.44 | 9+ |
| Total | 36 of 36 | 100.02 | 200 of 215 | 93.01 |
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 36 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 215 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 11.32 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 5.97 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.89 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 19.11 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 382,200 |
| 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) | 20.84 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00056 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 22,501.31 |
| 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 | 3,287 kg <br /> 3,287 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 56,253.27 |
Remarks
Most likely more than 2 workstations
References
- ^ Hurter, Silvia (2008), Die Didrachmenprägung von Segesta (mit einem Anhang der Hybriden, Teilstücke und Tetradrachmen sowie mit einem Überblick über die Bronzeprägung), Schweizer Studien zur Numismatik 1, Bern, 2008, 235 p., 27 cm
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
