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|Reverse description=Incuse Bucranium | |Reverse description=Incuse Bucranium | ||
|Mint=Metapontum | |Mint=Metapontum | ||
|Ancient region=Lucania | |||
|Date from=510 BCE | |Date from=510 BCE | ||
|Date to=480 BCE | |Date to=480 BCE | ||
|Period=Archaic | |Period=Archaic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=6th stater; hekte; triobol | ||
|Median weight=1.35 | |Median weight=1.35 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQMAC | |RQEM reference=RQMAC | ||
|RQEM reference number=4 | |RQEM reference number=4 | ||
|Die study reference=Noe - Johnston 1984, n° 264-96; Noe 1927 | |Die study reference=Noe - Johnston 1984, n° 264-96; Noe 1927 | ||
|Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 239; RQEMAC, n° 4; HN Italy, n° 1487 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1487 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=31 | |Number of obverse dies=31 | ||
|Number of singletons=17 | |Number of singletons=17 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=NC | |Number of reverse dies=NC | ||
|Number of coins=58 | |Number of coins=58 | ||
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|Frequency=1 | |||
|Number of dies=17 | |||
|Die name=266,267,268,271,273,274,277,278,279,280,282,283,288,289,290,291,296 | |||
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|Frequency=2 | |||
|Number of dies=7 | |||
|Die name=265,269,285,286,287,292,293 | |||
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|Frequency=3 | |||
|Number of dies=3 | |||
|Die name=272,276,281 | |||
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|Frequency=4 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=264, 284 | |||
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|Frequency=5 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=275, 294 | |||
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|Frequency=1 | |||
|Number of dies=17 | |||
|Die name=266,267,268,271,273,274,277,278,279,280,282,283,288,289,290,291,296 | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:40, 1 May 2023
510 BCE - 480 BCE Silver 1,458 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | META (Greek).Six grain ear of corn |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse Bucranium |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Metapontum | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Lucania | 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. | 510 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 480 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver ![]() |
Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 1.35 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | 6th stater, hekte ![]() ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Image

RQMAC 4 - Metapontum, silver, hekte, 510-480 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Noe - Johnston 19841Noe - Johnston 1984, n° 264-96, Noe 19272Noe 1927 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I3Sear I, n° 239, RQEMAC4RQEMAC, n° 4, HN Italy5HN Italy, n° 1487 | ||
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
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 | 17 | 54.84 | 17 | 29.31 | 266, 267, 268, 271, 273, 274, 277, 278, 279, 280, 282, 283, 288, 289, 290, 291, 296 |
2 | 7 | 22.58 | 14 | 24.14 | 265, 269, 285, 286, 287, 292, 293 |
3 | 3 | 9.68 | 9 | 15.52 | 272, 276, 281 |
4 | 2 | 6.45 | 8 | 13.79 | 264, 284 |
5 | 2 | 6.45 | 10 | 17.24 | 275, 294 |
Total | 31 of 31 | 100 | 58 of 58 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 31 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 17 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | NC"NC" is not a number. | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 58 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.87 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 54.84 % | |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 53.99 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,079,800 |
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) | 66.59 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00005 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 70.69% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,148.55 |
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 | 1,458 kg <br /> 1,458 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 5,371.37 |
Remarks