Syracuse (Democracy), silver, hemidrachms (Apollo/female standing facing) (214-212 BCE)
From SILVER
214 BCE - 212 BCE Silver 316 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Apollo left |
| Reverse: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΙ (Greek).Female standing facing, head left, veil billowing out, holding scroll and filleted palm frond, Φ to lower lef |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Syracuse | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | The Syracusans |
Chronology
| From | 214 BCE | to | 212 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.15 | Denomination: | hemidrachm
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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.]]1Caccamo Caltabiano - Carroccio - Oteri 1997, p. 206-208, no. 299-306 | ||
| 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° 1420 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 7 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 50 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 7.14 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 10 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.71 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.36 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 147,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8.14 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00034 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 13,586.96 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 316 kg <br /> 316 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 33,967.39 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Caccamo Caltabiano, Maria - Carroccio, Benedetto - Oteri, Emilia (1997), Siracusa ellenistica. Le monete ‘regali’ di Ierone II, della sua famiglia e dei Siracusani, Messina, 1997, 255 p., liii pl.
- ^ 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.
