ΣAMIΣOΗΣ (Pontus), bronze (8.50g) (Aegis/Nike) (89-85 BCE)
From SILVER
89 BCE - 85 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Aegis with Gorgoneion in centre |
| Reverse: | ΣAMI-ΣOΗΣ (Greek).Nike advancing right with shouldered palm branch, monogram to lower right. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Samisoes | Ancient region: | Pontus | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 89 BCE | to | 85 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 8.50 | Denomination: | Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Orlyk - Callataÿ 2024 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 11.11 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 33.33 | 3 | 33.33 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 33.33 | 5 | 55.56 | 3 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 9 of 9 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 9 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.8 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.82 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 76,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 88.89% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,712.04 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,780.1 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Orlyk, Vasyl - Callataÿ, François de (2024), "A new Mithridatic mint for the bronzes with the legend ΣAMIΣOΗΣ," Numismatic Chronicle, 184, p. 1-12
