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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=AC 30 - Rhegium, silver, drachma, 494-486 BC.jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=176241&AucID=224&Lot=1053 | |||
|Obverse description=Lion head facing | |||
|Reverse legend=PECION | |Reverse legend=PECION | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Calf's head left | |||
|Mint=Rhegium | |Mint=Rhegium | ||
|Date from=494 | |Ancient region=Bruttium | ||
|Date to=486 | |Date from=494 BCE | ||
|Date to=486 BCE | |||
|Period=Archaic | |Period=Archaic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=drachma | |Denomination=drachma | ||
| | |Median weight=5.65 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQMAC | |RQEM reference=RQMAC | ||
|RQEM reference number=30 | |RQEM reference number=30 | ||
|Die study reference=Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, n° 1-35 | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 262; RQEMAC, n° 30; HN Italy, n° 2470; HGC 2, n° 1630 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn_italy.2470 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=24 | |Number of obverse dies=24 | ||
|Number of singletons=7 | |Number of singletons=7 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=24 | |Number of reverse dies=24 | ||
|Number of coins=84 | |Number of coins=84 | ||
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|Frequency=1 | |||
|Number of dies=7 | |||
|Die name=3,4,10,16,20,22,23 | |||
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|Number of dies=6 | |Number of dies=6 | ||
|Die name=2,5,8,13,15,17 | |Die name=2,5,8,13,15,17 | ||
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|Frequency=3 | |||
|Number of dies=4 | |||
|Die name=11,14,19,24 | |||
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|Frequency=4 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=18 | |||
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|Frequency=5 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=6,7 | |||
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|Frequency=8 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=12 | |||
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|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=21 | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:29, 19 May 2023
494 BCE - 486 BCE Silver 3,275 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Lion head facing |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | PECION (Greek).Calf's head left |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Rhegium | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Bruttium | 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. | 494 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 486 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 | 5.65 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Image

AC 30 - Rhegium, silver, drachma, 494-486 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Caccamo Caltabiano 19931Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, n° 1-35 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 262, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 30, HN Italy4HN Italy, n° 2470, HGC 25HGC 2, n° 1630 | ||
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 | 7 | 29.17 | 7 | 8.33 | 3, 4, 10, 16, 20, 22, 23 |
2 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 14.29 | 2, 5, 8, 13, 15, 17 |
3 | 4 | 16.67 | 12 | 14.29 | 11, 14, 19, 24 |
4 | 1 | 4.17 | 4 | 4.76 | 18 |
5 | 2 | 8.33 | 10 | 11.9 | 6, 7 |
8 | 1 | 4.17 | 8 | 9.52 | 12 |
9 | 1 | 4.17 | 9 | 10.71 | 21 |
10 | 1 | 4.17 | 10 | 11.9 | 1 |
12 | 1 | 4.17 | 12 | 14.29 | 2 |
Total | 24 of 24 | 100.02 | 84 of 84 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 24 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 7 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 24 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 84 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.5 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.5 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 29.17 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 28.98 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 579,600 |
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) | 33.6 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00014 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 91.67% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,797.1 |
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 | 3,275 kg <br /> 3,275 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 14,492.75 |
Remarks