Rhegium, silver, drachms (420-387 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7698

420 - 387 Silver 728 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	PHΓINON (Greek).

Mint and issuing power

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

Rhegium

Ancient regionAncient region.:

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.

420

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

387

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.:	drachma	StandardStandard.:
Mode weightMode of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).:	4,1-9<ul><li>No units of measurement were declared for this property.</li> <!--br--><li>",1-9" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.</li></ul>

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	H. Herzfelder1H. Herzfelder, Les monnaies d’argent de Rhégion frappées entre 461 et le milieu du IVe siècle av. J.-C., Paris, 1957, deuxième série.
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	1	12.5	1	2.5	67
2	1	12.5	2	5	69
3	3	37.5	9	22.5	63, 64, 65
5	1	12.5	5	12.5	70
6	1	12.5	6	15	66
17	1	12.5	17	42.5	68
Total	8 of 8	100	40 of 40	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	8	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	1
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	7	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	40
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	5	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	5.71
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	0.88	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	12.5 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	8.88	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	177,600
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)	10	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00023
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	97.5%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	9,009.01
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 /> 728 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	22,522.52

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