Taras, gold, obols (1/12th staters) (320-272 BCE)
From SILVER
320 BCE - 272 BCE Gold 683 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Kopf des jugendlichen Herakles im Löwenfell rechts |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TAPAN (G9) ; TAPAS (G34) ; TAPANTINΩN (G64) ; AΠOΛ (G70-71) (Greek).Delphinreiter n. links, in der Rechten Kantharos und in der Linken Dreizack haltend. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Taras | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Calabria | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 320 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 272 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 | 0.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | obol , 1/12th stater
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Fischer-Bossert 19991Fischer-Bossert 1999, p. 352-374, G9, G34, G46, G64, G71-72. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
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 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 2.08 | 40, 52 |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3.13 | 58 |
| 45 | 1 | 20 | 45 | 46.88 | 8 |
| 46 | 1 | 20 | 46 | 47.92 | 30 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 96 of 96 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | % (r) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3.13 | 46;64;72 |
| 3 | 1 | 16.67 | 3 | 3.13 | 71 |
| 45 | 2 | 33.33 | 90 | 93.75 | 9;34 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100 | 96 of 96 | 100.01 |
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 6 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 96 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 19.2 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 16 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 4.88 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 97,600 |
| 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) | 5.27 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00098 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 39,344.26 |
| 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 | 683 kg <br /> 683 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 98,360.66 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (1999), Chronologie der Didrachmenprägung von Tarent, 510-280 v. Chr., Berlin, De Gruyter, xvii, 495 p., [84] pl.
