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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=AC 32 - Rhegium, silver, tetradrachm, 480-461 BC.jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2080906&AucID=4952&Lot=72 | |||
|Obverse description=Mule biga driven to right by seated male charioteer; laurel leaf in exergue; border dots | |||
|Reverse legend=RECINON | |Reverse legend=RECINON | ||
|Reverse legend language= | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Hare springing to right; border dots | |||
|Mint=Rhegium | |Mint=Rhegium | ||
|Date from=480 | |Date from=480 BCE | ||
|Date to=461 | |Date to=461 BCE | ||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
| | |Median weight=17.10 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQMAC | |RQEM reference=RQMAC | ||
|RQEM reference number=32 | |RQEM reference number=32 | ||
|Die study reference=Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, n° 61-66 and 72-112. | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 496; RQEMAC, n° 32; HN Italy, n° 2472-2474; HGC 1, n° 1632 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn_italy.2472-2474 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=27 | |Number of obverse dies=27 | ||
|Number of singletons=6 | |Number of singletons=6 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=35 | |Number of reverse dies=35 | ||
|Number of coins=115 | |Number of coins=115 | ||
|Purpose=Likely military | |||
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|Number of dies=4 | |Number of dies=4 | ||
|Die name=42,46,49,53 | |Die name=42,46,49,53 | ||
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|Frequency=6 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=29,58 | |||
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|Frequency=7 | |||
|Number of dies=3 | |||
|Die name=28,44,56 | |||
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|Frequency=8 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=39 | |||
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|Frequency=9 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=50 | |||
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|Frequency=17 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=41 | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:38, 19 May 2023
480 BCE - 461 BCE Silver 10,602 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Mule biga driven to right by seated male charioteer, laurel leaf in exergue, border dots |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | RECINON (Greek).Hare springing to right, border dots |
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. | 480 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 461 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 | 17.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC 32 - Rhegium, silver, tetradrachm, 480-461 BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Caccamo Caltabiano 19931Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, n° 61-66 and 72-112. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 496, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 32, HN Italy4HN Italy, n° 2472-2474, HGC 15HGC 1, n° 1632 | ||
| 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 | 6 | 22.22 | 6 | 5.22 | 30, 36, 37, 43, 45, 52 |
| 2 | 7 | 25.93 | 14 | 12.17 | 35, 38, 47, 48, 51, 54, 57 |
| 4 | 2 | 7.41 | 8 | 6.96 | 40, 55 |
| 5 | 4 | 14.81 | 20 | 17.39 | 42, 46, 49, 53 |
| 6 | 2 | 7.41 | 12 | 10.43 | 29, 58 |
| 7 | 3 | 11.11 | 21 | 18.26 | 28, 44, 56 |
| 8 | 1 | 3.7 | 8 | 6.96 | 39 |
| 9 | 1 | 3.7 | 9 | 7.83 | 50 |
| 17 | 1 | 3.7 | 17 | 14.78 | 41 |
| Total | 27 of 27 | 99.99 | 115 of 115 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 27 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 6 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 35 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 115 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.26 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.29 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.3 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 22.22 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 31 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 620,000 |
| 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) | 35.28 | 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) | 94.78% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 7,419.35 |
| 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 | 10,602 kg <br /> 10,602 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 18,548.39 |
Remarks
Likely military
