Taras, silver, didrachms (510-500 BCE)
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510 BCE - 500 BCE Silver 954 kg
Description
| 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 |
| Reverse: | Incuse of obverse type, [[Reverse description::[T]ARA[S] in relief to right, radiate border around.]] |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Taras | Ancient region: | Calabria | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 510 BCE | to | 500 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 7.95 | Denomination: | didrachm
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Standard: |
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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, group 1 ( varieties 1-16: O1-O7 and R1-R12). | ||
| 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° 222-224, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 18, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HN Italy, n° 826 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 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 obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 12 | Number of coins (n) | 73 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 12.17 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 6.08 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 6 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 120,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.54 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00061 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.63% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 24,333.33 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 954 kg <br /> 954 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 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.
