Syracuse, silver, didrachms (rider/Arethusa) (490-485 BCE)
From SILVER
490 BCE - 485 BCE Silver 161 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Nude rider on horseback right, leading a second horse on far side |
| Reverse: | ΣYPAKOΣION (Greek).Head of Arethusa right within thin linear circle, wearing hair-tie, earring and necklace, hair falling simply behind, ΣVRAQOΣION and four dolphins around |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Syracuse | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 490 BCE | to | 485 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.45 | 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. 121-122, n° 50-53. | ||
| 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° 738, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 88a, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, 1351 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 55 | 1 | 100 | 55 | 100 | 28 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 55 of 55 | 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) | 55 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 55 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 13.75 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 0.95 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 19,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.02 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00289 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 115,789.47 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 161 kg <br /> 161 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 289,473.68 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
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.
