Segesta, silver, didrachms (412-400 BCE): Difference between revisions

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 9049

412 BCE - 400 BCE Silver 3,004 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	ΣΕΓΕΣΤΑZIB (Greek; Elymaic).Hound scenting to right, three grain ears behind, ΣEΓEΣTAΞI[B] (retrograde, Γ also inverted) in relief within linear frame below, all within circular dotted border
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	Diademed head of Aigeste to right, wearing decorated sphendone, within shallow circular incuse

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.

412 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

400 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

8.40

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

didrachm

StandardStandard.:

Image

S 723 - Segesta, silver, didrachm, 412-400 BC.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Hurter 20081Hurter 2008, n° 149-196, pl. 13-17.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1152
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/segesta.hurter 2008.149-178 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/segesta.hurter 2008.179-184 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/segesta.hurter 2008.185-186 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/segesta.hurter 2008.187-196

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).
3	3	16.67	9	3.7	50;55;62
4	2	11.11	8	3.29	46;52
5	1	5.56	5	2.06	49
6	1	5.56	6	2.47	47
7	1	5.56	7	2.88	48
8	2	11.11	16	6.58	53;56
9	1	5.56	9	3.7	54
10	1	5.56	10	4.12	51
17	1	5.56	17	7	58
18	1	5.56	18	7.41	57
24	1	5.56	24	9.88	45
28	1	5.56	28	11.52	59
36	1	5.56	36	14.81	60
50	1	5.56	50	20.58	61
Total	18 of 18	100.05	243 of 243	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ^ᵖ (o)	18	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ^ᵖ
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	25	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	243
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	13.5	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	9.72
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.39	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	17.88	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ^ᵖ	357,600
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)	19.44	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ^ᵖ	0.00068
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	27,181.21
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	3,004 kg <br /> 3,004 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ^ᵖ	67,953.02

Remarks

Most likely more than 2 workstations

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-|Reverse legend=ΣΕΓΕΣΤΑZIB
+|Image=S 723 - Segesta, silver, didrachm, 412-400 BC.jpg
-|Reverse legend language=Greek and Elymaic
+|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2080948&AucID=4952&Lot=114
+|Obverse legend=ΣΕΓΕΣΤΑZIB
+|Obverse legend language=Greek; Elymaic
+|Obverse description=Hound scenting to right, three grain ears behind, ΣEΓEΣTAΞI[B] (retrograde, Γ also inverted) in relief within linear frame below, all within circular dotted border
+|Reverse description=Diademed head of Aigeste to right, wearing decorated sphendone, within shallow circular incuse
 |Mint=Segesta
-|Date from=412
+|Date from=412 BCE
-|Date to=400
+|Date to=400 BCE
 |Period=Classical
 |Metal=Silver
 |Denomination=didrachm
-|Die study reference=S. Mani Hurter, Die Didrachmenprägung von Segesta (mit einem Anhang der Hybriden, Teilstücke und Tetradrachmen sowie mit einem Überblick über die Bronzeprägung), Schweizer Studien zur Numismatik 1, Berne, 2008, n° 149-196, pl. 13-17.
+|Median weight=8.40
 |RQEM reference=RQEM ad.
 |RQEM reference number=723
+|Die study reference=Hurter 2008, n° 149-196, pl. 13-17.
+|Coin series reference=HGC 2, n° 1152
+|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/segesta.hurter_2008.149-178; https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/segesta.hurter_2008.179-184; https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/segesta.hurter_2008.185-186; https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/segesta.hurter_2008.187-196
 |Number of obverse dies=18
+|Number of reverse dies=25
+|Number of coins=243
+|Workstation=Most likely more than 2 workstations
+}}
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+}}
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+}}
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