Segesta, silver, didrachms (hound/nymph Segesta) (440-416 BCE)
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440 BCE - 416 BCE Silver 2,479 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Hound standing left |
| Reverse: | (ΣΕΓΕΣΤΑZIB) (Greek and Elymaic).Head of the nymph Segesta right, her hair tied at back under broad band |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Segesta | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 440 BCE | to | 416 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.50 | Denomination: | didrachm
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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.]]1Hurter 2008, n° 97-148, pl. 9-12. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 2, n° 1129 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 6.67 | 1 | 0.32 | 37 |
| 5 | 1 | 6.67 | 5 | 1.58 | 32 |
| 7 | 1 | 6.67 | 7 | 2.22 | 38 |
| 8 | 1 | 6.67 | 8 | 2.53 | 40 |
| 19 | 1 | 6.67 | 19 | 6.01 | 43 |
| 20 | 1 | 6.67 | 20 | 6.33 | 44 |
| 21 | 1 | 6.67 | 21 | 6.65 | 31 |
| 22 | 1 | 6.67 | 22 | 6.96 | 42 |
| 23 | 1 | 6.67 | 23 | 7.28 | 35 |
| 34 | 1 | 6.67 | 34 | 10.76 | 33 |
| 38 | 1 | 6.67 | 38 | 12.03 | 39 |
| 40 | 1 | 6.67 | 40 | 12.66 | 41 |
| 42 | 1 | 6.67 | 42 | 13.29 | 36 |
| 18 | 2 | 13.33 | 36 | 11.39 | 30, 34 |
| Total | 15 of 15 | 100.04 | 316 of 316 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 15 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 33 | Number of coins (n) | 316 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 21.07 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 9.58 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 6.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 14.58 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 291,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 15.75 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00108 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.68% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 43,347.05 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,479 kg <br /> 2,479 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 108,367.63 |
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.
