Syracuse, gold, 100 litrai (Arethusa/Heracles) (405-400 BCE)
From SILVER
404 - 404 Gold 30,427 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΣYPAKOΣIΩN (Greek). |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 404 | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 404 | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Gold ![]() |
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | 100 litrai ![]() |
StandardStandard.: | |
Mode weightMode of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).: | 5,76-80<ul><li>No units of measurement were declared for this property.</li> <!--br--><li>",76-80" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.</li></ul> |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | D. Berend1D. Berend, "Le monnayage d’or de syracuse sous Denys I", dans La monetazione dell’età dionigiana, Atti dell’VIII convegno del Centro Internazionale di Studi Numismatici, Napoli 29 maggio- 1 giugno 1983, Rome, 1993, p. 91-143, pl. 4-11. | ||
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 | 23.08 | 6 | 2.13 | 3, 9, 12, 19, 21, 26 |
2 | 2 | 7.69 | 4 | 1.42 | 14, 18 |
3 | 1 | 3.85 | 3 | 1.06 | 6 |
4 | 2 | 7.69 | 8 | 2.84 | 4, 16 |
5 | 1 | 3.85 | 5 | 1.77 | 5 |
7 | 2 | 7.69 | 14 | 4.96 | 10, 20 |
8 | 1 | 3.85 | 8 | 2.84 | 23 |
9 | 2 | 7.69 | 18 | 6.38 | 2, 7 |
11 | 1 | 3.85 | 11 | 3.9 | 25 |
13 | 1 | 3.85 | 13 | 4.61 | 1 |
16 | 1 | 3.85 | 16 | 5.67 | 17 |
17 | 2 | 7.69 | 34 | 12.06 | 8, 24 |
29 | 1 | 3.85 | 29 | 10.28 | 22 |
34 | 1 | 3.85 | 34 | 12.06 | 13 |
37 | 1 | 3.85 | 37 | 13.12 | 11 |
42 | 1 | 3.85 | 42 | 14.89 | 15 |
Total | 26 of 26 | 100.03 | 282 of 282 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 26 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 6 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 23 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 282 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 10.85 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 12.26 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.88 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 23.08 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 26.23 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 524,600 |
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) | 28.64 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00054 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.87% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 21,502.1 |
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 | 0 kg <br /> 30,427 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 53,755.24 |
Remarks
References
- ^ D. Berend