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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=S 5 - Syracuse, silver, drachma, 218-214 BC.jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1968727&AucID=4659&Lot=29 | |||
|Obverse description=Diademed head left | |||
|Reverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΙ ΓΕΛΩΝΟΣ | |Reverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΙ ΓΕΛΩΝΟΣ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Eagle standing right on thunderbolt; K to left, BA to righ | |||
|Mint=Syracuse | |Mint=Syracuse | ||
|Authority=Gelon II of Syracuse (king of Syracuse, | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Date from=218 | |Authority=Gelon II of Syracuse (king of Syracuse, c. 240-216 BC) | ||
|Date to=214 | |Date from=218 BCE | ||
|Date to=214 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=drachma | |Denomination=drachma; 4 litrai | ||
| | |Median weight=3.30 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=5 | |RQEM reference number=5 | ||
|Die study reference=Caccamo Caltabiano - Carroccio - Oteri 1997, p. 200-205, no. 285-298. | |||
|Coin series reference=HGC 2, n° 1563 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=9 | |Number of obverse dies=9 | ||
|Number of singletons=2 | |Number of singletons=2 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=12 | |||
|Number of coins=133 | |||
|Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | ||
|Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
|Die name= | |Die name=3(E1-off.E-K),3(E2-off.A) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=3 | |Frequency=3 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name= | |Die name=2(E2-off.A) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=4 | |Frequency=4 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name= | |Die name=2(E1-off.E-K) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=6 | |Frequency=6 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name= | |Die name=4(E1-off.E-K) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=8 | |Frequency=8 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name= | |Die name=1(E1-off.A) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
|Die name= | |Die name=3(E1-off.E-K),3(E2-off.A) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=23 | |Frequency=23 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name= | |Die name=5(E2-off.A) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=43 | |Frequency=43 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name= | |Die name=1(E2-off.Φ-MI) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=44 | |Frequency=44 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name= | |Die name=1(E1-off.E-K) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Reverse Item | {{Distribution Reverse Item | ||
|Die name=R1 (E1-off.E-K),R2 (E1-off.E-K),R3 (E1-off.E-K),R4 (E1-off.E-K),R5 (E1-off.E-K),R6 (E1-off.E-K),R7 (E1-off.E-K),R1 (E1-off.A),R2 (E1-off.A),R1 (E2-off.Φ-MI),R2 (E2-off.Φ-MI),R3 (E2-off.Φ-MI) | |Die name=R1 (E1-off.E-K),R2 (E1-off.E-K),R3 (E1-off.E-K),R4 (E1-off.E-K),R5 (E1-off.E-K),R6 (E1-off.E-K),R7 (E1-off.E-K),R1 (E1-off.A),R2 (E1-off.A),R1 (E2-off.Φ-MI),R2 (E2-off.Φ-MI),R3 (E2-off.Φ-MI) | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 11:10, 26 November 2022
218 BCE - 214 BCE Silver 587 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head left |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΙ ΓΕΛΩΝΟΣ (Greek).Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, K to left, BA to righ |
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: | Gelon II of Syracuse (king of Syracuse, c. 240-216 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 218 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 | 3.30 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma ![]() ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Image
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S 5 - Syracuse, silver, drachma, 218-214 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Caccamo Caltabiano - Carroccio - Oteri 19971Caccamo Caltabiano - Carroccio - Oteri 1997, p. 200-205, no. 285-298. | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1563 |
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 | 2 | 22.22 | 2 | 1.5 | 3(E1-off.E-K), 3(E2-off.A) |
3 | 1 | 11.11 | 3 | 2.26 | 2(E2-off.A) |
4 | 1 | 11.11 | 4 | 3.01 | 2(E1-off.E-K) |
6 | 1 | 11.11 | 6 | 4.51 | 4(E1-off.E-K) |
8 | 1 | 11.11 | 8 | 6.02 | 1(E1-off.A) |
23 | 1 | 11.11 | 23 | 17.29 | 5(E2-off.A) |
43 | 1 | 11.11 | 43 | 32.33 | 1(E2-off.Φ-MI) |
44 | 1 | 11.11 | 44 | 33.08 | 1(E1-off.E-K) |
Total | 9 of 9 | 99.99 | 133 of 133 | 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 | 2 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 12 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 133 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 14.78 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 11.08 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 22.22 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 8.89 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 177,800 |
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) | 9.65 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00075 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.5% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 29,921.26 |
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 | 587 kg <br /> 587 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 74,803.15 |
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.