Amaseia (Vespasian), bronze (9.5g) (Vespasian/head of Tyche) (78-79 CE)
From SILVER
78 CE - 79 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ϹЄΒΑϹ ΟΥЄϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ (Greek).Laureate head of Vespasian right |
| Reverse: | ΑΜΑϹЄΙΑϹ ЄΤ ΑΠ (Greek).Turreted and veiled head of Tyche right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Amaseia | Ancient region: | Pontus | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Roman Empire, Vespasian (Roman emperor, 69-79 AD) |
Chronology
| From | 78 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 | 9.5 | 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. 63 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Dalaison 2008, p. 63, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RPC II, p. 237, n° 1630 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 4 | 1 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 3 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 4 of 4 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 4 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.17 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 23,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,837.61 |
| 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 | 17,094.02 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- a b Dalaison, Julie (2008), L'atelier d'Amaseia du Pont. Recherches historiques et numismatiques. Studia Anatolica 2, Bordeaux, Ausonius Editions, 233 p. + 269 pl.
- ^ Burnett, Andrew, Amandry, Michel, and Carradice, Ian (1999), Roman provincial coinage. II. From Vespasian to Domitian (AD 69–96), London-Paris, British Museum & Bibliothèque nationale de France
