Syracuse, silver, hemilitrae (Arethusa/wheel) (474-450 BCE)
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474 BCE - 450 BCE Silver 448 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Arethusa to right |
| Reverse: | ΣYPA (Greek).Wheel |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Syracuse | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 474 BCE | to | 450 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.40 | Denomination: | hemilitra
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Standard: | Attic |
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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. 214-248, n° 552-553, 608-612, 636-639, 663-665 et 713-718. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMAC, n° 93c, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 2, 1383 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 13 | 68.42 | 13 | 50 | |
| 2 | 5 | 26.32 | 10 | 38.46 | |
| 3 | 1 | 5.26 | 3 | 11.54 | |
| Total | 19 of 19 | 100 | 26 of 26 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 13 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 14 | Number of coins (n) | 26 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.37 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.86 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.74 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 68.42 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 56 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,120,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 70.57 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 50% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 928.57 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 448 kg <br /> 448 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 2,321.43 |
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
- ^ 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.
