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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=S 720 - Segesta, silver, didrachm, 475-450 BC.jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1828137&AucID=4243&Lot=138 | |||
|Obverse legend=ΣΕΓ(E)ΣΤΑZΙΒ | |Obverse legend=ΣΕΓ(E)ΣΤΑZΙΒ | ||
|Obverse legend language=Greek and Elymaic | |Obverse legend language=Greek and Elymaic | ||
|Obverse description=Hound standing r., lowering head to ground | |||
|Reverse legend=(ΣΕΓΕΣΤΑZIB) | |Reverse legend=(ΣΕΓΕΣΤΑZIB) | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek and Elymaic | |Reverse legend language=Greek and Elymaic | ||
|Reverse description=Head of Aigeste r., hair bound with ribbon, wearing necklace | |||
|Mint=Segesta | |Mint=Segesta | ||
|Date from=475 | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Date to=450 | |Date from=475 BCE | ||
|Date to=450 BCE | |||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=didrachm | |Denomination=didrachm | ||
| | |Median weight=8.60 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=720 | |RQEM reference number=720 | ||
|Die study reference=Hurter 2008, n° 1-59, pl. 1-5. | |||
|Coin series reference=HGC 2, n° 1113-1117 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/segesta.hurter_2008.1-58; https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/segesta.hurter_2008.59 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=19 | |Number of obverse dies=19 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=36 | |||
|Number of coins=215 | |||
|Workstation=Most likely more than 2 workstations | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=1 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=11,19 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=2 | |||
|Number of dies=3 | |||
|Die name=8,12,16 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=3 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=17 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=5 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=2 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=7 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=13 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=8 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=9 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=9 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=4 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=10 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=10 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=12 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=7 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=13 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=14,18 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=16 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=6 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=22 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=5 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=24 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=3 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=30 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=1 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=35 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=15 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Reverse Item | |||
|Frequency=1 | |||
|Number of dies=6 | |||
|Die name=10,13,21,31,32,34 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Reverse Item | |||
|Frequency=2 | |||
|Number of dies=5 | |||
|Die name=3,7,22,28,33 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Reverse Item | |||
|Frequency=3 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=5,36 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Reverse Item | |||
|Frequency=4 | |||
|Number of dies=4 | |||
|Die name=2,17,24,29 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Reverse Item | |||
|Frequency=5 | |||
|Number of dies=4 | |||
|Die name=1,6,8+,14+ | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Reverse Item | |||
|Frequency=6 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=23,30 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Reverse Item | |||
|Frequency=7 | |||
|Number of dies=4 | |||
|Die name=4,16+,19+,20 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Reverse Item | |||
|Frequency=9 | |||
|Number of dies=3 | |||
|Die name=11,25,26 | |||
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{{Distribution Reverse Item | |||
|Frequency=10 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=12+ | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Reverse Item | |||
|Frequency=12 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=18+ | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Reverse Item | |||
|Frequency=11 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=35 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Reverse Item | |||
|Frequency=13 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=15+,27 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Reverse Item | |||
|Frequency=16 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=9+ | |||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 20:57, 25 July 2023
475 BCE - 450 BCE Silver 3,287 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΣΕΓ(E)ΣΤΑZΙΒ (Greek and Elymaic).Hound standing r., lowering head to ground |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (ΣΕΓΕΣΤΑZIB) (Greek and Elymaic).Head of Aigeste r., hair bound with ribbon, wearing necklace |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Segesta | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Sicily | 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. | 475 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 450 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 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 | 8.60 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | didrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Image

S 720 - Segesta, silver, didrachm, 475-450 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Hurter 20081Hurter 2008, n° 1-59, pl. 1-5. | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1113-1117 | ||
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 | 2 | 10.53 | 2 | 0.93 | 11, 19 |
2 | 3 | 15.79 | 6 | 2.79 | 8, 12, 16 |
3 | 1 | 5.26 | 3 | 1.4 | 17 |
5 | 1 | 5.26 | 5 | 2.33 | 2 |
7 | 1 | 5.26 | 7 | 3.26 | 13 |
8 | 1 | 5.26 | 8 | 3.72 | 9 |
9 | 1 | 5.26 | 9 | 4.19 | 4 |
10 | 1 | 5.26 | 10 | 4.65 | 10 |
12 | 1 | 5.26 | 12 | 5.58 | 7 |
13 | 2 | 10.53 | 26 | 12.09 | 14, 18 |
16 | 1 | 5.26 | 16 | 7.44 | 6 |
22 | 1 | 5.26 | 22 | 10.23 | 5 |
24 | 1 | 5.26 | 24 | 11.16 | 3 |
30 | 1 | 5.26 | 30 | 13.95 | 1 |
35 | 1 | 5.26 | 35 | 16.28 | 15 |
Total | 19 of 19 | 99.97 | 215 of 215 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | % (r) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
1 | 6 | 16.67 | 6 | 2.79 | 10, 13, 21, 31, 32, 34 |
2 | 5 | 13.89 | 10 | 4.65 | 3, 7, 22, 28, 33 |
3 | 2 | 5.56 | 6 | 2.79 | 5, 36 |
4 | 4 | 11.11 | 16 | 7.44 | 2, 17, 24, 29 |
5 | 4 | 11.11 | 20 | 9.3 | 1, 6, 8+, 14+ |
6 | 2 | 5.56 | 12 | 5.58 | 23, 30 |
7 | 4 | 11.11 | 28 | 13.02 | 4, 16+, 19+, 20 |
9 | 3 | 8.33 | 27 | 12.56 | 11, 25, 26 |
10 | 1 | 2.78 | 10 | 4.65 | 12+ |
11 | 1 | 2.78 | 11 | 5.12 | 35 |
12 | 1 | 2.78 | 12 | 5.58 | 18+ |
13 | 2 | 5.56 | 26 | 12.09 | 15+, 27 |
16 | 1 | 2.78 | 16 | 7.44 | 9+ |
Total | 36 of 36 | 100.02 | 200 of 215 | 93.01 |
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 36 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 215 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 11.32 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 5.97 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.89 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 19.11 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 382,200 |
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) | 20.84 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00056 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 22,501.31 |
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 | 3,287 kg <br /> 3,287 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 56,253.27 |
Remarks
Most likely more than 2 workstations