Taras, gold, ogdoemoria (276-272 BCE)
From SILVER
276 BCE - 272 BCE Gold 508 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Helmeted head of Athena r. |
| Reverse: | AΠΟΛ (Greek).Owl standing r. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Taras | Ancient region: | Calabria | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | Pyrrhus (general, Aeacid king of Molossians, Macedonia and Epirus, 306-272 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 276 BCE | to | 272 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 1.05 | Denomination: | hemitetarte , ogdoemoria
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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.]]1Fischer-Bossert 1999, p. 373, G69-70 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 14.29 | 57 |
| 6 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 85.71 | 56 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 7 of 7 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of reverse dies (r) | % (r) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 14.29 | 70 |
| 6 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 85.71 | 69 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 7 of 7 | 100 |
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 7 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.42 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 48,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.8 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 85.71% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,785.12 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 508 kg <br /> 508 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 14,462.81 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (1999), Chronologie der Didrachmenprägung von Tarent, 510-280 v. Chr., Berlin, De Gruyter, xvii, 495 p., [84] pl.
