Arse-Saguntum, silver, drachms (Hercules/bull charging) (195-130 BCE)
From SILVER
195 BCE - 130 BCE Silver 1,084 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Hercules diademed to the right, nailed behind |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Below the Iberian legend line: ARSGiTAR (Iberic).Bull charging to the right, above the shell |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Arse-Saguntum | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Hispania Citerior | Modern countryModern country: Spain | 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 Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 195 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 130 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 2.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
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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.]]1Ripollès - Llorens 2002, p. 376-388, n° 82-116: O50-69 /R63-90 (Period II) | ||
| 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.]]2ACIP, n° 1965-7 | ||
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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 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1.73 | 55, 57, 60, 69 |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.3 | 67 |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.73 | 59 |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2.16 | 61 |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3.03 | 65 |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4.33 | 50 |
| 11 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 14.29 | 52, 56, 66 |
| 13 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5.63 | 58 |
| 14 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 6.06 | 53 |
| 17 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 7.36 | 68 |
| 19 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 8.23 | 54 |
| 22 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 9.52 | 51 |
| 24 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 20.78 | 63, 64 |
| 32 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 13.85 | 62 |
| Total | 20 of 20 | 100 | 231 of 231 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 20 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 28 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 231 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 11.55 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 8.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.4 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 20.08 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 401,600 |
| 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) | 21.9 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00058 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.27% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 23,007.97 |
| 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 | 1,084 kg <br /> 1,084 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 57,519.92 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military See charts p. 188-189
