AC 69 - Messana, silver, litrae (420-413 BCE)
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420 - 413 Bronze 383 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MEΣ (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Zancle | 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. | 420 | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 413 | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze ![]() |
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | litra ![]() |
StandardStandard.: | |
Mode weightMode of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).: | 0,65-74<ul><li>No units of measurement were declared for this property.</li> <!--br--><li>",65-74" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.</li></ul> |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | M. Caccamo Caltabiano1M. Caccamo Caltabiano, La monetazione di Messana. Con le emissioni di Rhegion dell’eta della tirannide, AMUGS XIII, Berlin-New York, 1993, n° 568-98. | ||
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 | 6 | 26.09 | 6 | 7.06 | 8, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23 |
2 | 10 | 43.48 | 20 | 23.53 | 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19 |
4 | 2 | 8.7 | 8 | 9.41 | 4, 16 |
6 | 1 | 4.35 | 6 | 7.06 | 12 |
10 | 1 | 4.35 | 10 | 11.76 | 5 |
11 | 2 | 8.7 | 22 | 25.88 | 1, 13 |
13 | 1 | 4.35 | 13 | 15.29 | 6 |
Total | 23 of 23 | 100.02 | 85 of 85 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 23 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 6 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 26 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 85 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.7 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.27 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.13 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 26.09 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 27.35 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 547,000 |
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) | 31.53 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00016 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.94% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 6,215.72 |
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 | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 15,539.31 |
Remarks
References
- ^ M. Caccamo Caltabiano