Syracuse, silver, tetradrachms (quadriga/Arethusa) (399-387 BCE) (Fischer-Bossert)
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399 BCE - 387 BCE Silver 2,630 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Fast quadriga driven l. by charioteer, holding kentron and reins, above, Nike flying r. to crown him. In exergue, dolphin to l. |
| Reverse: | ΣY – PA – K – O – ΣΙ – Ω – Ν (Greek).Head of Arethusa l., hair bound with sphendone over which several tresses fly back. Around, four dolphins: two swimming l. downwards and two r., upwards |
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 | 399 BCE | to | 387 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.30 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Fischer-Bossert 2017, p. 179-191, O33-O39 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Tudeer 1913 | ||
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 17 | Number of coins (n) | 421 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 52.63 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 24.76 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.13 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 12.5 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.6 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 152,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8.15 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00277 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.76% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 110,789.47 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,630 kg <br /> 2,630 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 276,973.68 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (2017), Coins, Artists, and Tyrants. Syracuse in the Time of the Peloponnesian War, Numismatic Studies 33, New York, The American Numismatic Society, 371 p., 27 pl., 30 cm.
- ^ Tudeer, Lauri O. Th. (1913), Die Tetradrachmenprägung von Syrakus in der Periode der Signierenden Künstler, Berlin, 292 p. : ill., VII pl. ; 24 cm.
