Syracuse (Agathocles), gold, 50 litrai (Apollo/biga) (304 BCE) Sohard 2025
From SILVER
304 BCE - 304 BCE Gold 547 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Apollo to left. |
| Reverse: | Charioteer driving fast biga to right, holding kentron in his right hand and reins in his left, in exergue, Φ |
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 | 2.85 | Denomination: | 50 litrai
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Standard: |
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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. 44-45, n° 274-299 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 2, n° 1286, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Sohard 2025, p. 44-45, p. 274-299 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 26 | 1 | 100 | 26 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 26 of 26 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 26 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 26 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 8.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 0.96 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 19,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.04 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00135 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 54,166.67 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 547 kg <br /> 547 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 135,416.67 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation 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
- ^ 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.
