Amaseia (Trajan), bronze (6g) (Trajan/coiled serpent) (112-113 CE)
From SILVER
112 CE - 113 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | ΑΥ ΝΕ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ Κ Ϲ Γ ΔΑΚΙΚΟϹ (Greek).Laureate head of Trajan, right |
| Reverse: | ΑΜΑϹΕωΝ ΕΤΟΥϹ ΕΙΡ (Greek).Coiled serpent, head erect, left, on basis |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Amaseia | Ancient region: | Pontus | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Roman Empire, Trajan (Roman emperor, 98-117 AD) |
Chronology
| From | 112 CE | to | 113 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 6.00 | 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.]]1Dalaison 2008, p. 67 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RPC III, n° 2912 | ||
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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 | 7.69 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 33.33 | 4 | 30.77 | 10 |
| 8 | 1 | 33.33 | 8 | 61.54 | 9 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 13 of 13 | 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) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 13 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.43 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 68,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.9 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00019 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.31% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 7,580.17 |
| 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 | 18,950.44 |
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.
- ^ Mairat, Jérôme, Metcalf, William, Bricault, Laurent, Blet-Lemarquand, Maryse (2015), Roman Provincial Coinage. III. Part 1 : From Nerva to Hadrian (AD 96-138), London-Paris, British Museum & Bibliothèque nationale de France
