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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=AC 9 - Thurium, silver, distater, 400-281 BC.jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2080875&AucID=4952&Lot=41 | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Athena right (sometimes left), wearing crested Attic helmet with Scylla. | |Obverse description=Head of Athena right (sometimes left), wearing crested Attic helmet with Scylla. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΘOYPIΩN | |Reverse legend=ΘOYPIΩN | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Bull charging to right; fish to right in exergue | |||
|Mint=Thurium | |Mint=Thurium | ||
|Date from=400 | |Ancient region=Lucania | ||
|Date to=281 | |Date from=400 BCE | ||
|Date to=281 BCE | |||
|Period=Classical and Hellenistic | |Period=Classical and Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=distater | |Denomination=distater | ||
| | |Median weight=15.70 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQMAC | |RQEM reference=RQMAC | ||
|RQEM reference number=9 | |RQEM reference number=9 | ||
|Die study reference=Noe 1935 | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 445-446; RQEMAC, n° 9; HN Italy, n° 1803-1805; HGC 1, n° 1254-57 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/thurium.hn_italy.1803-1805 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=65 | |Number of obverse dies=65 | ||
|Number of singletons=18 | |Number of singletons=18 | ||
|Number of coins=302 | |Number of coins=302 | ||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=1 | |||
|Number of dies=18 | |||
|Die name=A2,H12,H14,H22,J10,J12,J14,J18,J22,J30,J32,J34,M2,M4,M6,M16,N14,N16 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=2 | |||
|Number of dies=10 | |||
|Die name=F32,F46,H2,H26,J6,J16,J20,J28,K14,M8 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=3 | |||
|Number of dies=10 | |||
|Die name=B6,D14,H4,H6,J24,K8,K12,L8,M10,N6 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=4 | |||
|Number of dies=3 | |||
|Die name=B8,C2,L4 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=5 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=C4,J2 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=6 | |||
|Number of dies=8 | |||
|Die name=F12,F38,H8,J26,K2,K4,K18,M14 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=7 | |||
|Number of dies=4 | |||
|Die name=F28,F36,H24,N10 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=9 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=D2,L2 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=10 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=D8 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=11 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=C6,H16 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=14 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=G2 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=15 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=H28 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=17 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=F4 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=18 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=B2 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=22 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=F16 | |||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 16:49, 21 May 2023
400 BCE - 281 BCE Silver 22,994 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena right (sometimes left), wearing crested Attic helmet with Scylla. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΘOYPIΩN (Greek).Bull charging to right, fish to right in exergue |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Thurium | 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. | 400 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 281 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical and Hellenistic |
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 | 15.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | distater ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Image

AC 9 - Thurium, silver, distater, 400-281 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Noe 19351Noe 1935 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 445-446, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 9, HN Italy4HN Italy, n° 1803-1805, HGC 15HGC 1, n° 1254-57 | ||
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 | 18 | 27.69 | 18 | 5.96 | A2, H12, H14, H22, J10, J12, J14, J18, J22, J30, J32, J34, M2, M4, M6, M16, N14, N16 |
2 | 10 | 15.38 | 20 | 6.62 | F32, F46, H2, H26, J6, J16, J20, J28, K14, M8 |
3 | 10 | 15.38 | 30 | 9.93 | B6, D14, H4, H6, J24, K8, K12, L8, M10, N6 |
4 | 3 | 4.62 | 12 | 3.97 | B8, C2, L4 |
5 | 2 | 3.08 | 10 | 3.31 | C4, J2 |
6 | 8 | 12.31 | 48 | 15.89 | F12, F38, H8, J26, K2, K4, K18, M14 |
7 | 4 | 6.15 | 28 | 9.27 | F28, F36, H24, N10 |
9 | 2 | 3.08 | 18 | 5.96 | D2, L2 |
10 | 1 | 1.54 | 10 | 3.31 | D8 |
11 | 2 | 3.08 | 22 | 7.28 | C6, H16 |
14 | 1 | 1.54 | 14 | 4.64 | G2 |
15 | 1 | 1.54 | 15 | 4.97 | H28 |
17 | 1 | 1.54 | 17 | 5.63 | F4 |
18 | 1 | 1.54 | 18 | 5.96 | B2 |
22 | 1 | 1.54 | 22 | 7.28 | F16 |
Total | 65 of 65 | 100.01 | 302 of 302 | 99.98 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 65 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 18 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 302 | |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.65 | 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 | 27.69 % | |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 73.23 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,464,600 |
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) | 82.83 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00021 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.04% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 8,247.99 |
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 | 22,994 kg <br /> 22,994 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 20,619.96 |
Remarks