Alexandria Troas, bronze, 5g (Vespasian/Apollo) (69-79 CE)
From SILVER
69 CE - 79 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | IMP VESPASIANVS AVG (latin).Laureate head of Vespasian to right |
| Reverse: | VICTORIA AVG DD ou APOLLO ZMIN DD (latin).Apollo Smintheus standing to right, holding plectrum and lyre |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Alexandria Troas | Ancient region: | Troas | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Vespasian (Roman emperor, 69-79 AD) |
Chronology
| From | 69 CE | to | 79 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 5.00 | 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.]]1Burnett 1998 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 25 | |
| 2 | 3 | 60 | 6 | 75 | |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 8 of 8 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 8 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.6 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.6 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 10.73 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 214,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 13.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 75% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,491.15 |
| 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 | 3,727.87 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Burnett, Andrew M. (1998), "The earliest coinage of Alexandria Troas", in U. Peter (ed.), Stephanos nomismatikos : Edith Schönert-Geiss zum 65. Geburtstag, Berlin, 1998, p. 165-168.
