Arse-Saguntum (Roman Republic), bronze, quadrantes, ca 3.5g (pecten/dolphin) (72-30 BCE)
From SILVER
72 BCE - 30 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Scallop shell |
| Reverse: | MA MB (below) (Latin).Dauphin right, above crescent and 3 dots |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Arse-Saguntum | Ancient region: | Hispania Citerior | Modern country: Spain | Authority: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 72 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 | 3.50 | Denomination: | quadrans
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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. 472-475, n° 398-406: O208-212/ R284-291 (Period IV) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2ACIP, n° 2017 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 6.25 | 210 |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 9.38 | 209 |
| 6 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 18.75 | 212 |
| 9 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 28.13 | 208 |
| 12 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 37.5 | 211 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 32 of 32 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 32 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.33 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 106,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.93 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00030 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 12,007.5 |
| 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 | 30,018.76 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military See chart p. 205
