AC 82 - Naxus, silver, hemidrachms (413-404 BCE)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7961

413 BCE - 404 BCE Silver 252 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	AΣΣINOΣ (Greek).Ivy-wreathed head of river-god l.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	NAΞIΩN (Greek).Silenus squatting l., holding cantharus in r. hand and branch in l.

Mint and issuing power

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

Naxus

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.

413 BCE

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

404 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical ^{480-323 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

2.05

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

hemidrachm

StandardStandard.:

Image

AC 82 - Naxus, silver, hemidrachms (413-404 BCE).jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Cahn 19441Cahn 1944, p. 138-140, n° 115-128.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear I2Sear I, n° 878, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 82

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).
2	3	50	6	11.11	74, 75, 78
8	1	16.67	8	14.81	77
10	1	16.67	10	18.52	76
30	1	16.67	30	55.56	73
Total	6 of 6	100.01	54 of 54	100

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
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	9	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	54
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	9	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	6
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.5	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	6.15	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ^ᵖ	123,000
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)	6.75	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ^ᵖ	0.00044
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	17,560.98
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	252 kg <br /> 252 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ^ᵖ	43,902.44

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

^ Cahn, Herbert A. (1944), Die Münzen der sizilischen Stadt Naxos. Ein Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte des griechischen Westens, Basel, 168 p., XII 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.