Syracuse (Pyrrhus), gold, hemistaters (278-276 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8092


278 BCE - 276 BCE Gold 7,591 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Artemis to r., wearing pendant earring and necklace, quiver over l. shoulder, in field l., bunch of grapes
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ (Greek).Nike wearing long chiton, flying l., holding trophy in her l. hand, wreath in her outstretched r. hand, in field l., thunderbolt
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: Pyrrhus (general, Aeacid king of Molossians, Macedonia and Epirus, 306-272 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 278 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 276 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Gold Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 4.25 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemistater Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
H 45 - Syracuse, gold, hemistater, 278-276 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Lecomte 19831Lecomte 1983
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear I2Sear I, n° 981, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 45
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).
1 3 37.5 3 7.69 2;7;8
4 1 12.5 4 10.26 5
5 1 12.5 5 12.82 6
6 1 12.5 6 15.38 3
8 1 12.5 8 20.51 1
13 1 12.5 13 33.33 4
Total 8 of 8 100 39 of 39 99.99
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 8 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  3
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 11 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 39
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 4.88 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 3.55
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.38 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  37.5 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  8.93 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  178,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 10.06 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00022
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 92.31% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  8,734.6
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  7,591 kg <br /> 7,591 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  21,836.51
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation Certainly military

References

  1. ^  Lecomte, Francine (1983), Etude du monnayage en or de Pyrrhus et de son type de revers : la niké tropéophore, unpublished master dissertation, Louvain-la-Neuve.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.