Anazarbus (Philopator?), bronze (2.5g) (Apollo/tripod) (30-27 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 31669

30 BCE - 27 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Head of Apollo, with bow and quiver, right
Reverse:	ΒΑϹΙΛΕΩϹ ΦΙΛΟ (Greek).Tripod

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Anazarbus

Ancient region:

Cilicia

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Kingdom of Cilicia, Philopator of Cilicia

Chronology

From

30 BCE

to

27 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

2.50

Denomination:

Standard:

Image

]]Philopator_Cilicia_bronze_Apollo_Tripod.jpg [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Miebach 2026, Type 54
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° 3872A
Coin series web reference:	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/3872A

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	2	100	2	100	355, 3566
Total	2 of 2	100	2 of 2	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	2	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	2
Number of reverse dies (r)	2	Number of coins (n)	2
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	100 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	117.65	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	2,353,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)		Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00000
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	0%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	34
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	85

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation