Locri Epyzephyrii (Pyrrhus), silver, tetradrachms (280-277 BCE)
From SILVER
280 BCE - 277 BCE Silver 1,702 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | (Head of Zeus of Dodona left, wreathed with oak, Θ and ΣΕ monogram under neck truncation). |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ (Greek).Dione seated left on high-backed throne, holding transverse lotus scepter in right hand and lifting diaphanous drapery with her left, A in exergue |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Modern countryModern country: | 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: | Pyrrhus (general, Aeacid king of Molossians, Macedonia and Epirus, 306-272 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 280 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 277 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 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 | 16.85 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
S 424 - Mint of uncertain location of the Bruttii, silver, tetradrachm.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Tsoukanelis 20101Tsoukanelis 2010 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
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 | 20 | 1 | 1.85 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 9.26 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 12.96 | 5 |
| 13 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 24.07 | 3 |
| 28 | 1 | 20 | 28 | 51.85 | 2 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 54 of 54 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 13 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 54 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 10.8 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 4.15 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.6 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 5.05 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 101,000 |
| 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) | 5.51 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00053 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.15% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 21,386.14 |
| 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 | 1,702 kg <br /> 1,702 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 53,465.35 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Tsoukanelis, Kimon (201), "The tetradrachms of Pyrrhus: a preliminary die study", The Celator, 24 (5), Mai 2010, p. 20-28.
