S 333 - Dyrrhachium, silver, didrachm, 375-280 BC
From SILVER
375 BCE - 280 BCE Silver 24,783 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΔYP (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Dyrrhachium | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Illyricum | Modern countryModern country: Albania | 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. | 375 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 280 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical and Hellenistic |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver 
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 10.60 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | didrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Meta 20151Meta 2015, (series II - p. 28-42 du catalogue). | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
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 | 30 | 29.13 | 30 | 6.49 | D1, D2, D3, D6, D10, D19, D24, D27, D31, D33, D36, D44, D46, D47, D50, D51, D53, D55, D58, D62, D75, D76, D86, D91, D92, D95, D97, D101, D102, D103 |
| 2 | 17 | 16.5 | 34 | 7.36 | D4, D9, D23, D37, D38, D41, D52, D54, D66, D67, D69, D71, D72, D74, D83, D87, D99 |
| 3 | 16 | 15.53 | 48 | 10.39 | D7, D11, D18, D25, D32, D34, D35, D56, D59, D64, D65, D73, D84, D85, D96, D100 |
| 4 | 6 | 5.83 | 24 | 5.19 | D5, D14, D22, D29, D61, D70 |
| 5 | 5 | 4.85 | 25 | 5.41 | D21, D68, D79, D80, D90 |
| 6 | 4 | 3.88 | 24 | 5.19 | D13, D20, D39, D60 |
| 7 | 3 | 2.91 | 21 | 4.55 | D45, D77, D88 |
| 8 | 5 | 4.85 | 40 | 8.66 | D17, D78, D81, D89, D94 |
| 9 | 4 | 3.88 | 36 | 7.79 | D17, D78, D81, D89, D94 |
| 10 | 3 | 2.91 | 30 | 6.49 | D48, D82, D98 |
| 11 | 2 | 1.94 | 22 | 4.76 | D12, D26 |
| 13 | 2 | 1.94 | 26 | 5.63 | D40, D93 |
| 14 | 2 | 1.94 | 28 | 6.06 | D16, D43 |
| 15 | 1 | 0.97 | 15 | 3.25 | D49 |
| 19 | 3 | 2.91 | 57 | 12.34 | D28, D42, D57 |
| Total | 103 of 103 | 99.97 | 460 of 462 | 99.56 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 103 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 30 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 159 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 462 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.49 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.91 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.54 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 29.13 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 116.9 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 2,338,000 |
| 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) | 132.55 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 93.51% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 7,904.19 |
| 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 | 24,783 kg <br /> 24,783 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 19,760.48 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Meta, Albana (2015), Le monnayage en argent de Dyrrachion. 375-60/55 av. J.-C., Athens, 405 p.
