Syracuse (Pyrrhus), gold, hemistaters (278-276 BCE)
From SILVER
278 BCE - 276 BCE Gold 7,591 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Artemis to r., wearing pendant earring and necklace, quiver over l. shoulder, in field l., bunch of grapes |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ (Greek).Nike wearing long chiton, flying l., holding trophy in her l. hand, wreath in her outstretched r. hand, in field l., thunderbolt |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Syracuse | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Pyrrhus (general, Aeacid king of Molossians, Macedonia and Epirus, 306-272 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 278 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 276 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Gold
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 4.25 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | hemistater
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
H 45 - Syracuse, gold, hemistater, 278-276 BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Lecomte 19831Lecomte 1983 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 981, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 45 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 3 | 37.5 | 3 | 7.69 | 2;7;8 |
| 4 | 1 | 12.5 | 4 | 10.26 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 12.5 | 5 | 12.82 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 12.5 | 6 | 15.38 | 3 |
| 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 8 | 20.51 | 1 |
| 13 | 1 | 12.5 | 13 | 33.33 | 4 |
| Total | 8 of 8 | 100 | 39 of 39 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 11 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 39 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.88 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.55 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.38 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 37.5 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 8.93 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 178,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 10.06 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00022 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.31% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 8,734.6 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 7,591 kg <br /> 7,591 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 21,836.51 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
References
- ^ Lecomte, Francine (1983), Etude du monnayage en or de Pyrrhus et de son type de revers : la niké tropéophore, unpublished master dissertation, Louvain-la-Neuve.
- ^ 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.
