S 1589 - Syracuse (Timoleon), silver, litrae (337-335 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 11068


337 BCE - 335 BCE Silver 42 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Arethusa to left, hair in sphendone, EY and lion's head to left behind
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ around (Greek).Octopus
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: Timoleon of Corinth (411-337 BCE)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 337 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 335 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org 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.: litra Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Corinthian
Image
S1589 Syracuse Timoleon pieuvre.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Hochard 20221Hochard 2022, p. 64, n° 25
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1382
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
2 1 50 2 40 51
3 1 50 3 60 50
Total 2 of 2 100 5 of 5 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 2 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. 
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 2 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 5
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 2.5 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 2.5
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)  %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  2.79 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  55,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 3.33 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00009
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) % Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  3,584.23
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  42 kg <br /> 42 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  8,960.57
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Hochard, Pierre-Olivier (2022), "Le monnayage d'or et d'argent de Syracuse sous Timoléon et la "Troisième démocratie" ", Revue Numismatique, 179, p. 17-81.
  2. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.