Amaseia (Trajan), bronze (6g) (Trajan/coiled serpent) (112-113 CE)
From SILVER
112 CE - 113 CE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΑΥ ΝΕ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ Κ Ϲ Γ ΔΑΚΙΚΟϹ (Greek).Laureate head of Trajan, right |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΜΑϹΕωΝ ΕΤΟΥϹ ΕΙΡ (Greek).Coiled serpent, head erect, left, on basis |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Amaseia | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Pontus | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Roman Empire, Trajan (Roman emperor, 98-117 AD) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 112 CE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 113 CE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 6.00 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | "[[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 referenceReference to coin series study: | "[[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
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 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 obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 4 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 13 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.33 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 3.43 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 68,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 3.9 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00019 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.31% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 7,580.17 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 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
