Syracuse, gold, 50 litrai (male head/horse) (405-400 BCE)
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405 BCE - 400 BCE Gold 2,738 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΣYPAKOΣIΩN (Greek).Young male head facing left, partial letters behind |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣYPAKOΣIΩN (Greek).Free horse prancing right, [ΣYPA]KOΣIΩ[N] below two fine exergue lines |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Syracuse | 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: | Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 405 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 400 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Gold ![]() |
Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 2.87 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | 50 litrai ![]() |
StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image

AC 97 - Syracuse, gold, 50 litrai (405-400 BCE).jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Bérend 19931Bérend 1993 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 951, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 97, HGC 24HGC 2, n° 1281 | ||
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 | 20 | 1 | 0.49 | 3 |
7 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3.43 | 5 |
34 | 1 | 20 | 34 | 16.67 | 2 |
62 | 1 | 20 | 62 | 30.39 | 1 |
100 | 1 | 20 | 100 | 49.02 | 4 |
Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 204 of 204 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 6 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 204 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 40.8 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 34 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 4.77 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 95,400 |
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) | 5.13 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00214 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.51% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 85,534.59 |
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 | 2,738 kg <br /> 2,738 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 213,836.48 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military