Arse-Saguntum (Roman Republic), bronze, quadrantes, ca 4g (pecten/dolphin) (130-72 BCE)
From SILVER
130 BCE - 72 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Shell |
| Reverse: | SAGVN (Latin).Dolphin l |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Arse-Saguntum | Ancient region: | Hispania Citerior | Modern country: Spain | Authority: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 130 BCE | to | 72 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 4.00 | 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. 450-465, n° 333-382: O176-200/ R238-274 (Period III) | ||
| 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° 2010 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1.18 | 180, 190, 196 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.79 | 177 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3.54 | 182, 193, 194 |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3.15 | 192, 197 |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.94 | 189, 199 |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2.36 | 191 |
| 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 5.51 | 188, 195 |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3.15 | 179 |
| 9 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 7.09 | 183, 187 |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4.33 | 181 |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4.72 | 176 |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 11.02 | 186, 198 |
| 27 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 21.26 | 184, 200 |
| 35 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 13.78 | 178 |
| 36 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 14.17 | 185 |
| Total | 25 of 25 | 100 | 254 of 254 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 25 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 37 | Number of coins (n) | 254 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 10.16 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 6.86 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.48 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 12 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 25.35 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 507,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 27.73 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00050 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.82% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 20,039.45 |
| 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 | 50,098.62 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military See charts p. 201 (with here various die-links), 202 and 203
