Syracuse, silver, drachms (horseman/Arethusa) (485-479 BCE)
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485 BCE - 478 BCE Silver 426 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Horseman riding right |
| Reverse: | ΣYPAKOΣION (Greek).Diademed head of Arethousa right. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Syracuse | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 485 BCE | to | 478 BCE | Period: Archaic and Classical |
Physical description
| Metal: | Silver 
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Median weight in grams | 4.25 | Denomination: | drachma
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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. 166-167, n° 279-285 et p. 181-182, n° 356-361. | ||
| 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° 916, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 91, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, n° 1359 | ||
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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 | 1.67 | 131 |
| 7 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 11.67 | 178 |
| 12 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 132 |
| 15 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 130 |
| 25 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 41.67 | 177 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 60 of 60 | 100.01 |
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) | 60 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 12 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 10 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.01 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 100,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.45 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00060 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 23,952.1 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 426 kg <br /> 426 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 59,880.24 |
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.
