Segesta, silver, tetradrachms (Aegestes and dogs/nymph Segesta) (405-400 BCE)
From SILVER
405 BCE - 400 BCE Silver 330 kg
Description
| Obverse: | EΓΕΣΤΑΙΩΝ (Greek).Aegestes, the city's founder, as hunter, standing r. with l. foot upon rock, r. hand resting on hip, l. elbow on knee, he wears a pilos suspended behind the neck, sword hanging from strap around l. shoulder, ankle-booths (cothurni) and chlamys over l. arm, two javelins in l. hand. At his feet, two hounds r. and in r. field, ithyphallic herme l., wearing petasus. |
| Reverse: | ΣΕΓΕΣΤΑZIB (Greek and Elymaic).Head of the nymph Segesta r., wearing earring and necklace, hair caught in amphyx and sphendone. Behind head, ear of barley |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Segesta | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 405 BCE | to | 400 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.20 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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.]]1Lederer 1910, n° 6, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Hurter 2008, p. 133-135, Group III | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 35 | 1 | 100 | 35 | 100 | 4 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 35 of 35 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 35 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 35 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 8.75 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 0.96 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 19,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.03 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00182 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 72,916.67 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 330 kg <br /> 330 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 182,291.67 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Lederer, Philipp (1910), Die Tetradrachmenprägung von Segesta, Munich, Buchholz, 54 p., 1pl.
- ^ 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
