Arse-Saguntum (Roman Republic), bronze, quadrantes, ca 3.5g (pecten/dolphin) (195-130 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 10843

195 BCE - 130 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Scallop shell
Reverse:	(Iberic).Dolphin right, above, crescent, below, Iberian letter 'a' and three pellets

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

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

2.90

Denomination:

quarter

Standard:

Image

]]S 1674 - Arse, bronze, quarters (195-130 BCE).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.]]1Ripollès - Llorens 2002, p. 400-413: O81-112/ R104-137 (Period II)
Coin series reference:
Coin series web reference:	https://monedaiberica.org/v4/type/1974 https://monedaiberica.org/v4/type/15476 https://monedaiberica.org/v4/type/1973

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	2	6.06	2	0.71	100, 110
2	6	18.18	12	4.26	91, 94, 95, 96, 98, 105
3	2	6.06	6	2.13	87, 90
4	4	12.12	16	5.67	82, 84, 89, 99
5	3	9.09	15	5.32	85, 88, 109
6	1	3.03	6	2.13	83
7	2	6.06	14	4.96	81, 113
10	1	3.03	10	3.55	86
11	1	3.03	11	3.9	111
12	1	3.03	12	4.26	93
14	3	9.09	42	14.89	102, 107, 108
16	2	6.06	32	11.35	101, 104
19	3	9.09	57	20.21	97, 103, 112
22	1	3.03	22	7.8	106
25	1	3.03	25	8.87	92
Total	33 of 33	99.99	282 of 282	100.01

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	33	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	2
Number of reverse dies (r)	35	Number of coins (n)	282
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	8.55	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	8.06
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.06	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	6.06 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	34.01	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	680,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	37.37	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00041
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	99.29%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	16,583.36
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	41,458.39

Remarks

Most likely two workstations Likely military See chart p. 191-192