Agrigentum (Mussidius), bronze, 8g (Augustus/MVSSIDI in a laurel wreath) (22-21 BCE)
From SILVER
22 BCE - 21 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | ACRAC AVGVSTVS (Latin).Bare head of Augustus r. |
| Reverse: | L MVSSIDIVS/PR • COS in two lines (Latin).Laurel wreath |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Agrigentum | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 22 BCE | to | 21 BCE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 8.0 | 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.]]1Villemur 2024, p. 13-14 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RPC I, n° 627 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 33.33 | 2 | 18.18 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 33.33 | 4 | 36.36 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 33.33 | 5 | 45.45 | 1 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 11 of 11 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 11 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.58 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 71,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.13 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00015 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,145.25 |
| 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 | 15,363.13 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Villemur, Patrick (2024), "Les émissions augustéennes frappées à Agrigente au nom des proconsuls de Sicile L. Mussidius et Sisenna," Bulletin du Cercle d'Etudes Numismatiques, 61 (2), p. 6-16.
- ^ Amandry, Michel - Burnett, Andrew - Ripolles, Pere Pau (1998), Roman provincial coinage. I. From the death of Caesar to the death of Vitellius (44 BC-AC 69), London-Paris, 2 vol., xvii + 812 p., 195 pl.
