Arse-Saguntum (Roman Republic), bronze, eights, ca 1.6g (pecten/dolphin) (195-130 BCE)
From SILVER
195 BCE - 130 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Shell |
| Reverse: | Dolphin r., crescent above, A and star below |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Arse-Saguntum | Ancient region: | Hispania Citerior | Modern country: Spain | Authority: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 195 BCE | to | 130 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 1.60 | Denomination: | eight | Standard: |
Image
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Ripollès - Llorens 2002, p. 414-423, n° 203-26: O114-139/ R145-188 (Period II) | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 4.66 | 114, 120, 122, 136, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143 |
| 2 | 4 | 13.33 | 8 | 4.15 | 123, 133, 135, 137 |
| 3 | 1 | 3.33 | 3 | 1.55 | 124 |
| 4 | 2 | 6.67 | 8 | 4.15 | 119, 141 |
| 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 9.33 | 115, 126, 134 |
| 7 | 2 | 6.67 | 14 | 7.25 | 131, 132 |
| 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 13.99 | 117, 127, 129 |
| 10 | 1 | 3.33 | 10 | 5.18 | 118 |
| 11 | 1 | 3.33 | 11 | 5.7 | 116 |
| 17 | 1 | 3.33 | 17 | 8.81 | 128 |
| 18 | 1 | 3.33 | 18 | 9.33 | 121 |
| 19 | 1 | 3.33 | 19 | 9.84 | 125 |
| 31 | 1 | 3.33 | 31 | 16.06 | 130 |
| Total | 30 of 30 | 99.98 | 193 of 193 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 30 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 50 | Number of coins (n) | 193 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.43 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.86 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 30 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 31.98 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 639,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 35.52 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00030 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.34% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 12,070.04 |
| 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 | 30,175.11 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation See chart p. 193
References
- ^ Ripollès, Pere Pau - Llorens, Maria del Mar (2002), Arse-Saguntum. Historia monetaria de la ciudad y su territorio, Sagunto, Bancaja, 564 p.
