Camarina, silver, litrai (460-450 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7835

460 - 450 Silver 909 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	KAMAPINON (Greek).Athena left, holding spear in left hand. Behinf her, shield.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

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.

460

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

450

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.:	litra	StandardStandard.:
Mode weightMode of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).:	0,7-4<ul><li>No units of measurement were declared for this property.</li> <!--br--><li>",7-4" 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° 10-129.
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	18	31.58	18	7.14	4, 5, 6, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 42, 43, 47, 48, 52, 54, 55
2	10	17.54	20	7.94	27, 28, 29, 33, 37, 39, 41, 44, 45, 49
3	5	8.77	15	5.95	1, 10, 26, 51, 57
4	5	8.77	20	7.94	7, 8, 11, 21, 56
5	3	5.26	15	5.95	13, 46, 50
6	1	1.75	6	2.38	9
7	3	5.26	21	8.33	12, 15, 17
8	2	3.51	16	6.35	18, 23
9	2	3.51	18	7.14	20;53
10	1	1.75	10	3.97	14
11	1	1.75	11	4.37	16
12	1	1.75	12	4.76	24
13	2	3.51	26	10.32	2, 19
14	2	3.51	28	11.11	3, 22
16	1	1.75	16	6.35	25
Total	57 of 57	99.97	252 of 252	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	57	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	18
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	83	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	257
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	4.51	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	3.1
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.46	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	31.58 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	64.62	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	1,292,400
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)	73.25	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00019
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	93%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	7,954.19
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	0 kg <br /> 909 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	19,885.48

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