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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=AC 88a - Syracuse, silver, didrachms (490-485 BCE).jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1572822&AucID=3291&Lot=96 | |||
|Obverse description=Nude rider on horseback right, leading a second horse on far side | |||
|Reverse legend=ΣYPAKOΣION | |Reverse legend=ΣYPAKOΣION | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Head of Arethusa right within thin linear circle, wearing hair-tie, earring and necklace, hair falling simply behind; ΣVRAQOΣION and four dolphins around | |||
|Mint=Syracuse | |Mint=Syracuse | ||
|Date from=490 | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Date to=485 | |Date from=490 BCE | ||
|Date to=485 BCE | |||
|Period=Archaic | |Period=Archaic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=didrachm | |Denomination=didrachm | ||
| | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Median weight=8.45 | |||
|RQEM reference=RQMAC | |RQEM reference=RQMAC | ||
|RQEM reference number=88a | |RQEM reference number=88a | ||
|Die study reference=Boehringer 1929, p. 121-122, n° 50-53. | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 738; RQEMAC, n° 88a; HGC 2, 1351 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.boerhinger_1929.50-51_53 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=1 | |Number of obverse dies=1 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=4 | |Number of reverse dies=4 | ||
|Number of coins=55 | |Number of coins=55 | ||
|Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | |||
|Purpose=Likely military | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=55 | |Frequency=55 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name=28 | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:42, 22 August 2023
490 BCE - 485 BCE Silver 161 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Nude rider on horseback right, leading a second horse on far side |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣYPAKOΣION (Greek).Head of Arethusa right within thin linear circle, wearing hair-tie, earring and necklace, hair falling simply behind, ΣVRAQOΣION and four dolphins around |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Syracuse | 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. | 490 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 485 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 | 8.45 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | didrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
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AC 88a - Syracuse, silver, didrachms (490-485 BCE).jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Boehringer 19291Boehringer 1929, p. 121-122, n° 50-53. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 738, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 88a, HGC 24HGC 2, 1351 | ||
| 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). |
| 55 | 1 | 100 | 55 | 100 | 28 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 55 of 55 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 4 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 55 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 55 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 13.75 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 4 | 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 | 0.95 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 19,000 |
| 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) | 1.02 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00289 |
| 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 | 115,789.47 |
| 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 | 161 kg <br /> 161 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 289,473.68 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
