Syracuse, silver, didrachms (rider/Arethusa) (478-466 BCE)
From SILVER
485 BCE - 478 BCE Silver 165 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Nude horseman riding right |
| Reverse: | ΣYPAKOΣION (Greek).Head of Arethusa right, three dolphins around |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Syracuse | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 485 BCE | to | 478 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.60 | Denomination: | didrachm
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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.]]1Boehringer 1929, p. 131-132, n° 96-101. | ||
| 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° 915, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 90a, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, n° 1353 | ||
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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 | 46 |
| 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) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 35 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 35 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5.83 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 6 | 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 | 165 kg <br /> 165 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 182,291.67 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Boehringer, Erich (1929), Die Münzen von Syrakus, Berlin-Leipzig, vi, [2], 297 p. : ill. and portfolio of 32 pl. ; 28 cm
- ^ 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.
