Camarina, silver, tetradrachms (425-405 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7931

425 - 405 Silver 4,383 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Quadriga left or right driving by Athena wreathed by Nike. At the exergue, symbol. Border of dots.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	KAMAPINAION (Greek).

Mint and issuing power

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

Camarina

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.

425

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

405

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

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	Silver	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:	tetradrachm	StandardStandard.:
Mode weightMode of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).:	17,1-29<ul><li>No units of measurement were declared for this property.</li> <!--br--><li>",1-29" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.</li></ul>

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	U. Westermark et G.K. Jenkins1U. Westermark et G.K. Jenkins, The Coinage of Kamarina, RNS 9, Londres, 1980, n° 130-157.
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).
2	1	7.69	2	0.89	9
3	1	7.69	3	1.34	12
4	1	7.69	4	1.79	11
7	2	15.38	14	6.25	5, 13
8	1	7.69	8	3.57	6
11	1	7.69	11	4.91	2
13	1	7.69	13	5.8	1
24	1	7.69	24	10.71	10
26	2	15.38	52	23.21	7, 8
46	1	7.69	46	20.54	4
47	1	7.69	47	20.98	3
Total	13 of 13	99.97	224 of 224	99.99

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	13	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	21	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	222
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	17.08	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	10.57
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.62	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	12.75	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	255,000
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)	13.81	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00088
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	34,823.53
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	0 kg <br /> 4,383 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	87,058.82

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