Taras, silver, didrachms (450-415 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 7597

450 BCE - 415 BCE Silver 8,732 kg

Description

Obverse:	TAPAΣ (Greek).Dolphin rider l., with his r. hand outstretched, and an octopus in his l., beneath, a cockle-shell.
Reverse:	Taras seated l., balancing a spindle on the back of his r. hand, an aryballos hangs from his l. wrist

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Taras

Ancient region:

Calabria

Modern country: Italy

Authority:

Chronology

From

450 BCE

to

415 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

7.50

Denomination:

didrachm

Standard:

Image

]]AC 21 - Taras, silver, didrachm, 450-415 BC.jpg [1]

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, groups 10-18 (varieties 134-284 : O70-O128 et R92-R216).

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° 329-331, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 21, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HN Italy, n° 844-848

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	8	13.56	8	0.89	72, 90, 100, 104, 105, 108, 115, 122
2	5	8.47	10	1.11	86, 87, 103, 112, 114
3	5	8.47	15	1.67	71, 93, 97, 102, 121
4	2	3.39	8	0.89	95, 96
5	2	3.39	10	1.11	92, 99
6	3	5.08	18	2.01	73, 74, 94
7	2	3.39	14	1.56	70, 76
8	1	1.69	8	0.89	75
10	1	1.69	10	1.11	107
12	1	1.69	12	1.34	80
13	1	1.69	13	1.45	91
14	1	1.69	14	1.56	84
15	3	5.08	45	5.02	79, 81, 109
16	3	5.08	48	5.35	82, 98, 128
17	1	1.69	17	1.9	88
18	1	1.69	18	2.01	110
19	1	1.69	19	2.12	89
20	1	1.69	20	2.23	85
21	2	3.39	42	4.68	78, 106
22	1	1.69	22	2.45	117
25	2	3.39	50	5.57	77, 126
26	1	1.69	26	2.9	111
27	1	1.69	27	3.01	119
30	1	1.69	30	3.34	120
32	1	1.69	32	3.57	118
35	1	1.69	35	3.9	83
42	1	1.69	42	4.68	124
43	2	3.39	86	9.59	116, 101
44	1	1.69	44	4.91	127
47	1	1.69	47	5.24	125
49	1	1.69	49	5.46	113
58	1	1.69	58	6.47	123
Total	59 of 59	99.88	897 of 897	99.99

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	59	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	8
Number of reverse dies (r)	125	Number of coins (n)	897
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	15.2	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	7.18
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	2.12	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	13.56 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	58.21	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	1,164,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	63.15	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00077
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	99.11%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	30,819.45
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	8,732 kg <br /> 8,732 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	77,048.62

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation Likely military Obverse 101 is linked to differrent Groups (15, n° 204 and 18, n° 281-282)