Taras, silver, didrachms (510-500 BCE)
From SILVER
510 BCE - 500 BCE Silver 954 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | TAPAΣ (Greek).Taras, nude, riding dolphin right, extending left hand, right hand resting on dolphin's back, TARAS (retrograde) to left, scallop shell below, dot-and-cable border around |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse of obverse type, [T]ARA[S] in relief to right, radiate border around. |
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. | 510 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 500 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 7.95 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | didrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC 18 - Taras, silver, didrachm, 510-500 BC.jpg
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Fischer-Bossert 19991Fischer-Bossert 1999, group 1 ( varieties 1-16: O1-O7 and R1-R12). | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 222-224, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 18, HN Italy4HN Italy, n° 826 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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 | 1 | 16.67 | 1 | 1.37 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 16.67 | 3 | 4.11 | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | 16.67 | 8 | 10.96 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | 16.67 | 9 | 12.33 | 5 |
| 17 | 1 | 16.67 | 17 | 23.29 | 7 |
| 35 | 1 | 16.67 | 35 | 47.95 | 6 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.02 | 73 of 73 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 12 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 73 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 12.17 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 6.08 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 6 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 120,000 |
| 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) | 6.54 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00061 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.63% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 24,333.33 |
| 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 | 954 kg <br /> 954 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 60,833.33 |
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.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
