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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=AC6c Metapontum diobols.jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=216436&AucID=302&Lot=35 | |||
|Obverse description=Five-grained ear with faint linear border | |||
|Reverse description=Small head of man-headed bull (Achelous) in profile to r., with small annulet in front and behind | |||
|Mint=Metapontum | |Mint=Metapontum | ||
|Ancient region=Lucania | |||
|Date from=400 BCE | |Date from=400 BCE | ||
|Date to=350 BCE | |Date to=350 BCE | ||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=obol; hemihekte | ||
|Median weight=0.75 | |Median weight=0.75 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQMAC | |RQEM reference=RQMAC | ||
|RQEM reference number=6c | |RQEM reference number=6c | ||
|Die study reference=Noe - Johnston 1984, n° 347-359. | |Die study reference=Noe - Johnston 1984, n° 347-359. | ||
|Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 400-401; RQEMAC, n° 6c; HN Italy, n° 1492 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=12 | |Number of obverse dies=12 | ||
|Number of reverse dies= | |Number of singletons=7 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=10 | |||
|Number of coins=22 | |Number of coins=22 | ||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=1 | |||
|Number of dies=7 | |||
|Die name=353,354,355,356,357,358,359 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=2 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=350,351 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=3 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=348,352 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=5 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=347 | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 08:36, 23 May 2023
400 BCE - 350 BCE Silver 321 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Five-grained ear with faint linear border |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Small head of man-headed bull (Achelous) in profile to r., with small annulet in front and behind |
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. | 400 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 350 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 | 0.75 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | obol , hemihekte
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC6c Metapontum diobols.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Noe - Johnston 19841Noe - Johnston 1984, n° 347-359. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 400-401, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 6c, HN Italy4HN Italy, n° 1492 | ||
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 | 58.33 | 7 | 31.82 | 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359 |
| 2 | 2 | 16.67 | 4 | 18.18 | 350, 351 |
| 3 | 2 | 16.67 | 6 | 27.27 | 348, 352 |
| 5 | 1 | 8.33 | 5 | 22.73 | 347 |
| Total | 12 of 12 | 100 | 22 of 22 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 10 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 22 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.83 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.83 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 58.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 21.39 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 427,800 |
| 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) | 26.4 | 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) | 68.18% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,057.04 |
| 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 | 321 kg <br /> 321 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 5,142.59 |
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