AC 62a - Zancle, silver, obols (515-493 BCE)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7610

500 BCE - 490 BCE Silver 957 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	DANK (Greek).Dolphin swimming l., all within sickle-shaped harbour.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	Mussel shell within nine various square patterns

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Zancle

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Sicily

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.

500 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

490 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic ^{until 480 BC}

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Silver

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

0.75

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

obol

StandardStandard.:

Image

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References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Gielow 19301Gielow 1930, p. 1-54, pl. 1-7, n° 70-81.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear I2Sear I, n° 723

Obverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ^ᵖ (o)	12	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ^ᵖ
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	12	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	14
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	1.17	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.17
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1	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	63.83	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ^ᵖ	1,276,600
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)	84	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ^ᵖ	0.00001
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	438.67
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	957 kg <br /> 957 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ^ᵖ	1,096.66

Remarks

References

^ H. E. Gielow (1930), "Die Silberprägung von Dankle-Messana (Ca. 515-396 v. Chr.)", Mitteilungen des Bayerischen Numismatischen Gesellschaft, XLVIII, p. 1-54, pl. 1-7.
^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.