Syracuse (Pyrrhus), gold, staters (278-276 BCE)
From SILVER
278 BCE - 276 BCE Gold 5,438 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena r., wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet, bowl decorated with pegasus, triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace, behind, owl and beneath neck truncation, A. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ (Greek).Nike alighting l., holding a wreath in her r. hand and a trophy in her l., at her feet, on l., bucranium |
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 | 8.55 | Denomination: | stater
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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° 98, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 44 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 66.67 | 2 | 10 | 2;3 |
| 18 | 1 | 33.33 | 18 | 90 | 1 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 100 | 20 of 20 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 20 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 66.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.18 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 63,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.53 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00031 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 12,578.62 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 5,438 kg <br /> 5,438 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 31,446.54 |
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.
