Aphrodisias-Plarasa, bronze (3.7g) (Aphrodite/Eagle) (100-30 BCE)
From SILVER
100 BCE - 30 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Aphrodite right. |
| Reverse: | ΠΛΑΡΑ ΑΦΡΟΔΙ (Greek).ΠΛΑΡΑ ΑΦΡΟΔΙ, eagle standing right on thunderbolt. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Aphrodisias | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 100 BCE | to | 30 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 3.70 | 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.]]1MacDonald 1992, types n° 28. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 4795, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 240 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 5.88 | 30, 31 |
| 11 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 32.35 | 29 |
| 21 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 61.76 | 28 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 34 of 34 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 13 | Number of coins (n) | 34 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 8.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.62 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.12 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 82,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.53 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00041 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.12% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 16,504.85 |
| 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 | 41,262.14 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ MacDonald, David (1992), The Coinage of Aphrodisias, RNS 23, Londres, types n° 2-26.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
