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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=AC 55 - Himera, silver, drachma, 530-482 BC.jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2010664&AucID=4773&Lot=24 | |||
|Obverse description=Rooster walking left. | |||
|Reverse description=Incuse square with mill-sail pattern; all within segmented linear border. | |||
|Mint=Himera | |Mint=Himera | ||
|Date from=530 | |Date from=530 BCE | ||
|Date to=482 | |Date to=482 BCE | ||
|Period=Archaic | |Period=Archaic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=drachma | |Denomination=drachma | ||
| | |Median weight=5.75 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQMAC | |RQEM reference=RQMAC | ||
|RQEM reference number=55 | |RQEM reference number=55 | ||
|Die study reference=Kraay 1983 | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 715; RQEMAC, n° 55; HGC 2, n° 421 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/himera.hoover_2012_2.420-421; https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/himera.hoover_2012_2.422-425 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=76 | |Number of obverse dies=76 | ||
|Number of singletons=37 | |Number of singletons=37 | ||
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|Number of dies=37 | |Number of dies=37 | ||
|Die name=2,5,7,8,11,12,13,17,19,21,22,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,37,38,46,48,52,54,55,56,57,61,62,64,65,66,67 | |Die name=2,5,7,8,11,12,13,17,19,21,22,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,37,38,46,48,52,54,55,56,57,61,62,64,65,66,67 | ||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=2 | |||
|Number of dies=19 | |||
|Die name=3,6,9,15,18,23,35,39,40,43,44,47,53,58,59,60,70,73,75 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=3 | |||
|Number of dies=6 | |||
|Die name=4,20,42,49,51,77 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=4 | |||
|Number of dies=8 | |||
|Die name=10,41,45,50,68,69,71,76 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=5 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=16,36 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=6 | |||
|Number of dies=3 | |||
|Die name=1,63,72 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=8 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=14 | |||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 19:26, 3 August 2023
530 BCE - 482 BCE Silver 13,563 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Rooster walking left. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square with mill-sail pattern, all within segmented linear border. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Himera | 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. | 530 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 482 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 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 | 5.75 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Image

AC 55 - Himera, silver, drachma, 530-482 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Kraay 19831Kraay 1983 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 715, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 55, HGC 24HGC 2, n° 421 | ||
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 | 37 | 48.68 | 37 | 22.98 | 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 46, 48, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67 |
2 | 19 | 25 | 38 | 23.6 | 3, 6, 9, 15, 18, 23, 35, 39, 40, 43, 44, 47, 53, 58, 59, 60, 70, 73, 75 |
3 | 6 | 7.89 | 18 | 11.18 | 4, 20, 42, 49, 51, 77 |
4 | 8 | 10.53 | 32 | 19.88 | 10, 41, 45, 50, 68, 69, 71, 76 |
5 | 2 | 2.63 | 10 | 6.21 | 16, 36 |
6 | 3 | 3.95 | 18 | 11.18 | 1, 63, 72 |
8 | 1 | 1.32 | 8 | 4.97 | 14 |
Total | 76 of 76 | 100 | 161 of 161 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 76 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 37 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 65 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 161 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.12 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.48 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.86 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 48.68 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 117.94 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 2,358,800 |
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) | 143.95 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00007 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 77.02% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,730.2 |
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 | 13,563 kg <br /> 13,563 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 6,825.5 |
Remarks