S 7 - Syracuse (Democracy), silver, 1/4 drachms (216-215/4 BCE)
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+ | |Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2007238&AucID=4766&Lot=1286 | ||
+ | |Obverse legend language=ust of Artemis with quiver behind shoulder | ||
|Reverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΙ | |Reverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΙ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Owl standing right, head facing;MI to left. | ||
|Mint=Syracuse | |Mint=Syracuse | ||
+ | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Authority=The Syracusans | |Authority=The Syracusans | ||
− | |Date from=216 | + | |Date from=216 BCE |
− | |Date to= | + | |Date to=214 BCE |
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
− | |Denomination=1/4 | + | |Denomination=1/4 drachma |
− | | | + | |Median weight=1.05 |
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|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=7 | |RQEM reference number=7 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Caccamo Caltabiano - Carroccio - Oteri 1997, p. 208-210, no. 307-312 | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=HGC 2, n° 1424 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=6 | |Number of obverse dies=6 | ||
|Number of singletons=1 | |Number of singletons=1 | ||
+ | |Number of reverse dies=5 | ||
+ | |Number of coins=39 | ||
|Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | ||
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|Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | ||
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|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
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|Frequency=4 | |Frequency=4 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
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|Frequency=7 | |Frequency=7 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
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|Frequency=8 | |Frequency=8 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
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|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:36, 26 November 2022
216 BCE - 214 BCE Silver 134 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | (ust of Artemis with quiver behind shoulder). |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΙ (Greek).Owl standing right, head facing, MI to left. |
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: | The Syracusans |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 216 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 214 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 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 | 1.05 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | 1/4 drachma | StandardStandard.: |
Image
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S 7 - Syracuse, silver, 1-4 drachm, 216-215-4 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Caccamo Caltabiano - Carroccio - Oteri 19971Caccamo Caltabiano - Carroccio - Oteri 1997, p. 208-210, no. 307-312 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1424 |
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 | 16.67 | 1 | 2.56 | 6 |
4 | 1 | 16.67 | 4 | 10.26 | 1 |
7 | 1 | 16.67 | 7 | 17.95 | 2 |
8 | 2 | 33.33 | 16 | 41.03 | 4, 5 |
11 | 1 | 16.67 | 11 | 28.21 | 3 |
Total | 6 of 6 | 100.01 | 39 of 39 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 5 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 39 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 6.5 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 7.8 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.83 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16.67 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 6.39 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 127,800 |
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) | 7.09 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00031 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.44% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 12,206.57 |
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 | 134 kg <br /> 134 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 30,516.43 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Caccamo Caltabiano, Maria - Carroccio, Benedetto - Oteri, Emilia (1997), Siracusa ellenistica. Le monete ‘regali’ di Ierone II, della sua famiglia e dei Siracusani, Messina, 1997, 255 p., liii pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.