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|Image=S 721 - Segesta, silver, didrachm, 455-440 BC.jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1885857&AucID=4415&Lot=783 | |||
|Obverse description=The river-god Krimisos, in the form of a hunting dog, standing left. | |||
|Reverse legend=ΣΕΓΕΣΤΑZIB | |Reverse legend=ΣΕΓΕΣΤΑZIB | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek and Elymaic | |Reverse legend language=Greek and Elymaic | ||
|Reverse description=Head of the nymph Aigeste to right, her hair bound with a ribbon | |||
|Mint=Segesta | |Mint=Segesta | ||
|Date from=455 | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Date to=440 | |Date from=455 BCE | ||
|Date to=440 BCE | |||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=didrachm | |Denomination=didrachm | ||
| | |Median weight=8.50 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=721 | |RQEM reference number=721 | ||
|Die study reference=Hurter 2008, n° 60-96, pl. 6-8. | |||
|Coin series reference=HGC 2, n° 1127 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=10 | |Number of obverse dies=10 | ||
|Number of singletons=1 | |||
|Number of reverse dies=52 | |||
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|Frequency=1 | |||
|Die name=22 | |||
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|Frequency=11 | |||
|Die name=20 | |||
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|Frequency=12 | |||
|Die name=23 | |||
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|Frequency=16 | |||
|Die name=28 | |||
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|Frequency=20 | |||
|Die name=21 | |||
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|Frequency=23 | |||
|Die name=27 | |||
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|Frequency=26 | |||
|Die name=24;26 | |||
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|Frequency=35 | |||
|Die name=25 | |||
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Revision as of 19:27, 22 November 2022
455 BCE - 440 BCE Silver 1,649 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | The river-god Krimisos, in the form of a hunting dog, standing left. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΕΓΕΣΤΑZIB (Greek and Elymaic).Head of the nymph Aigeste to right, her hair bound with a ribbon |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Segesta | 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. | 455 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 440 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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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 | 8.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | didrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
S 721 - Segesta, silver, didrachm, 455-440 BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Hurter 20081Hurter 2008, n° 60-96, pl. 6-8. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1127 | ||
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 | 10 | 1 | 0.45 | 22 |
| 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4.95 | 20 |
| 12 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 5.41 | 23 |
| 16 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 7.21 | 28 |
| 20 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 9.01 | 21 |
| 23 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 10.36 | 27 |
| 26 | 2 | 20 | 52 | 23.42 | 24, 26 |
| 35 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 15.77 | 25 |
| 52 | 1 | 10 | 52 | 23.42 | 29 |
| Total | 10 of 10 | 100 | 222 of 222 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 10 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 52 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | ||
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 5.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 10 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | Expression error: Unexpected / operator. | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | |
| 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) | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00114 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 1,649 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ |
Remarks
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References
- ^ Hurter, Silvia (2008), Die Didrachmenprägung von Segesta (mit einem Anhang der Hybriden, Teilstücke und Tetradrachmen sowie mit einem Überblick über die Bronzeprägung), Schweizer Studien zur Numismatik 1, Bern, 2008, 235 p., 27 cm
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
