Syracuse, gold, 50 litrai (male head/horse) (405-400 BCE)
From SILVER
405 BCE - 400 BCE Gold 2,738 kg
Description
| Obverse: | ΣYPAKOΣIΩN (Greek).Young male head facing left, partial letters behind |
| Reverse: | ΣYPAKOΣIΩN (Greek).Free horse prancing right, [[Reverse description::[ΣYPA]KOΣIΩ[N] below two fine exergue lines]] |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Syracuse | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 405 BCE | to | 400 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 2.87 | Denomination: | 50 litrai
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
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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.]]1Bérend 1993 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 951, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 97, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, n° 1281 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0.49 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3.43 | 5 |
| 34 | 1 | 20 | 34 | 16.67 | 2 |
| 62 | 1 | 20 | 62 | 30.39 | 1 |
| 100 | 1 | 20 | 100 | 49.02 | 4 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 204 of 204 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 204 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 40.8 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 34 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.77 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 95,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.13 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00214 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.51% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 85,534.59 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,738 kg <br /> 2,738 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 213,836.48 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Berend, Denyse (1993), "Le monnayage d’or de syracuse sous Denys I", in La monetazione dell’età dionigiana, Atti dell’VIII convegno del Centro Internazionale di Studi Numismatici, Napoli 29 maggio-1 giugno 1983, Rome, p. 91-143, pl. 4-11.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
- ^ 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.
