Syracuse (Pyrrhus), gold, hemistaters (278-276 BCE)
From SILVER
278 BCE - 276 BCE Gold 7,591 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Artemis to r., wearing pendant earring and necklace, quiver over l. shoulder, in field l., bunch of grapes |
| 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
| Mint: | Syracuse | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | Pyrrhus (general, Aeacid king of Molossians, Macedonia and Epirus, 306-272 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 278 BCE | to | 276 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: | Attic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Lecomte 1983 | ||
| 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° 981, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 45 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 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 obverses ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 11 | Number of coins (n) | 39 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.88 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.55 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.38 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 37.5 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 8.93 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 178,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 10.06 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00022 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.31% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 8,734.6 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 7,591 kg <br /> 7,591 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 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.
