Motya (Carthage), silver, didrachms (425-415 BCE)
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|Obverse legend=MOTYAION | |Obverse legend=MOTYAION | ||
|Obverse legend language=Greek | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Horseman riding sideways to left, about to leap from horse | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Female head to right; three dolphins around | ||
|Mint=Motya | |Mint=Motya | ||
− | |Date from=425 | + | |Ancient region=Sicily |
− | |Date to=415 | + | |Authority=Carthaginian Empire |
+ | |Date from=425 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=415 BCE | ||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=didrachm | |Denomination=didrachm | ||
− | | | + | |Median weight=8.60 |
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|RQEM reference=RQMAC | |RQEM reference=RQMAC | ||
|RQEM reference number=72 | |RQEM reference number=72 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Jenkins 1971, n° 1-17 and Z1-Z3. | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 861-862; RQEMAC, n° 72; HGC 2, n° 924 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/motya.campana.group_i.1 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=9 | |Number of obverse dies=9 | ||
|Number of singletons=1 | |Number of singletons=1 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=11 | |Number of reverse dies=11 | ||
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+ | |Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:32, 8 May 2023
425 BCE - 415 BCE Silver 1,761 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | MOTYAION (Greek).Horseman riding sideways to left, about to leap from horse |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Female head to right, three dolphins around |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Motya | 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: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 425 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 415 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 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 | 8.60 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | didrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Image
![](/w/img_auth.php/a/ab/AC_72_-_Motya%2C_silver%2C_didrachms_%28425-415_BCE%29.jpg)
AC 72 - Motya, silver, didrachms (425-415 BCE).jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Jenkins 19711Jenkins 1971, n° 1-17 and Z1-Z3. | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 861-862, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 72, HGC 24HGC 2, n° 924 | ||
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 | 11.11 | 1 | 2.5 | 9 |
2 | 1 | 11.11 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
3 | 3 | 33.33 | 9 | 22.5 | 2, 3, 6 |
4 | 2 | 22.22 | 8 | 20 | 1, 4 |
9 | 1 | 11.11 | 9 | 22.5 | 7 |
11 | 1 | 11.11 | 11 | 27.5 | 8 |
Total | 9 of 9 | 99.99 | 40 of 40 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 11 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 40 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.44 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.64 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.22 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 11.11 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 10.24 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 204,800 |
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) | 11.61 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00020 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.5% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 7,812.5 |
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 | 1,761 kg <br /> 1,761 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 19,531.25 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1971), "Coins of Punic Sicily. Part 1", Revue Suisse de Numismatique, 50, p. 25-78, pl. 1-24.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
- ^ 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.