Syracuse (Democracy), silver, trichalkoi (Athena/XIII) (216-214 BCE)
From SILVER
216 BCE - 214 BCE Silver 83 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩN (Greek).Large X III with three pellets to left, above and below, ΣYPAKO/ΣIΩN AΦ |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Syracuse | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | The Syracusans |
Chronology
| From | 216 BCE | to | 214 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.75 | Denomination: | trichalkon
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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. 211-212, no. 317-324 | ||
| 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° 1426 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 15.38 | 4, 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 11.54 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 30.77 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 42.31 | 3 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 26 of 26 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 26 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5.2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.6 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.51 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 110,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.19 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00024 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 9,437.39 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 83 kg <br /> 83 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 23,593.47 |
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.
