Syracuse (Agathocles), gold, 100 litrai (Athena/thunderbolt) (304 BCE) Sohard 2025
From SILVER
304 BCE - 304 BCE Gold 9,189 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a griffin on the bowl, pendant earring and pearl necklace |
| Reverse: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΓAΘOΚΛEΟΣ (Greek).Winged thunderbolt. In the field, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Syracuse | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | Agathocles of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse in 317-289 BC and self-styled king of Sicily in 304-289 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 304 BCE | to | 304 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 5.75 | Denomination: | 100 litrai
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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.]]1Sohard 2025, p. 40-44 | ||
| 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° 970, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 2, n° 1535, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Sohard 2025, p. 40-44 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 12 | Number of coins (n) | 99 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 12.38 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 8.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.99 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 159,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8.7 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00062 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.98% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 24,780.98 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 9,189 kg <br /> 9,189 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 61,952.44 |
Remarks
Most likely two workstations Likely military
References
- a b Sohard, Maxime (2025), "Les monnaies d'or de l'atelier de Syracuse sous le gouvernement d'Agathocle," Revue Numismatique, 182, p. 5-61
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 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.
