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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=AC 31 - Rhegium, silver, stater, 485-481 BC.jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1354&AucID=5&Lot=58 | |||
|Obverse description=Lion's head facing; dotted border | |||
|Reverse legend=RECINON | |Reverse legend=RECINON | ||
|Reverse legend language= | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Calf's head l.; dotted border | |||
|Mint=Rhegium | |Mint=Rhegium | ||
|Date from=485 | |Ancient region=Bruttium | ||
|Date to=481 | |Authority=Anaxilas II (494-476 BCE) | ||
|Date from=485 BCE | |||
|Date to=481 BCE | |||
|Period=Archaic | |Period=Archaic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
| | |Median weight=17.65 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQMAC | |RQEM reference=RQMAC | ||
|RQEM reference number=31 | |RQEM reference number=31 | ||
|Die study reference=Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, p. 342-3, n° 55-60. | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 263; RQEMAC, n° 31; HN Italy, n° 2469 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn_italy.2469 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=3 | |Number of obverse dies=3 | ||
|Number of singletons=1 | |Number of singletons=1 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=3 | |Number of reverse dies=3 | ||
|Number of coins=15 | |Number of coins=15 | ||
|Purpose=Likely military | |||
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|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name=26 | |Die name=26 | ||
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|Frequency=3 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=27 | |||
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|Frequency=11 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=25 | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:35, 19 May 2023
485 BCE - 481 BCE Silver 1,175 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Lion's head facing, dotted border |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | RECINON (Greek).Calf's head l., dotted border |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Rhegium | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Bruttium | 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: | Anaxilas II (494-476 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 485 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 481 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 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 | 17.65 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC 31 - Rhegium, silver, stater, 485-481 BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Caccamo Caltabiano 19931Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, p. 342-3, n° 55-60. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 263, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 31, HN Italy4HN Italy, n° 2469 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 6.67 | 26 |
| 3 | 1 | 33.33 | 3 | 20 | 27 |
| 11 | 1 | 33.33 | 11 | 73.33 | 25 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 15 of 15 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 3 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 15 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 5 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 3.33 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 66,600 |
| 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) | 3.75 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00023 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 93.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 9,009.01 |
| 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 | 1,175 kg <br /> 1,175 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 22,522.52 |
Remarks
Likely military
