Amaseia (Caligula), bronze (10.5g) (Caligula/head of Tyche) (37-41 CE)
From SILVER
37 CE - 41 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ (Greek).Laureate head of Caligula (?), right |
| Reverse: | ΑΜΑΣΕΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΑ (Greek).Turreted bust of Tyche, right, behind, uncertain object |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Amaseia | Ancient region: | Pontus | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Caligula (Roman emperor, 37-41 AD), Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 37 CE | to | 41 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
|
Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
|
Median weight in grams | 10.50 | 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.]]1Dalaison 2008, p. 61 | ||
| 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° 3571 | ||
| Coin series web reference: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 80 | 1 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 10 of 10 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 10 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.22 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 44,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00023 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 9,009.01 |
| 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 | 22,522.52 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Dalaison, Julie (2008), L'atelier d'Amaseia du Pont. Recherches historiques et numismatiques. Studia Anatolica 2, Bordeaux, Ausonius Editions, 233 p. + 269 pl.
- ^ 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.
