Syracuse (Hicetas), gold, hemistaters (Persephone/Nike driving biga) (279-278 BCE)
From SILVER
279 BCE - 278 BCE Gold 4,905 kg
Description
| Obverse: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek).Head of Persephone to left, wearing wreath of grain ears, single-pendant earring and pearl necklace, behind her neck, grain ear. |
| Reverse: | ΕΠΙ ΙΚΕΤΑ (Greek).Nike driving biga galloping to right, holding kentron in her right hand and reins in her left, above, star, below horses, thunderbolt |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Syracuse | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 279 BCE | to | 278 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 4.25 | Denomination: | hemistater
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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.]]1Buttrey 1973 | ||
| 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° 978, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 43, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 776-778, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5HGC 2, n° 1277 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 6 | 1 | 16.67 | 6 | 3.41 | 5 |
| 10 | 1 | 16.67 | 10 | 5.68 | 2 |
| 16 | 1 | 16.67 | 16 | 9.09 | 1 |
| 22 | 1 | 16.67 | 22 | 12.5 | 5 |
| 60 | 1 | 16.67 | 60 | 34.09 | 3 |
| 62 | 1 | 16.67 | 62 | 35.23 | 4 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.02 | 176 of 176 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 20 | Number of coins (n) | 176 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 29.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 8.8 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.77 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 115,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.21 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00153 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 61,005.2 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 4,905 kg <br /> 4,905 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 152,513 |
Remarks
Most likely more than 2 workstations Certainly military
References
- ^ Buttrey, Theodore V. (1973), "The Morgantina Gold Hoard and the Coinage of Hicetas", The Numismatic Chronicle, 7 (13), p. 1-17, pl. 1-2.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 5. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3. Syracuse-Siceliotes, New York, 1988,
- ^ 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.
