Cologne (Victorinus), gold, quinarii (269-271 CE)
From SILVER
269 CE - 271 CE Gold 2,723 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bust of Victorinus, laureate, cuirassed, right (Latin).IMP VICTORINVS AVG |
| Reverse: | Various legends. Here: ADIVTRIX AVG (Latin).Various types. Here: Bust of Diana, draped, right, holding bow in right hand and drawing arrow from quiver with left hand |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Cologne | Ancient region: | Gallia | Modern country: | Authority: | Roman Empire, Victorinus (269-271 CE) |
Chronology
| From | 269 CE | to | 271 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 2.25 | Denomination: | quinarius | Standard: |
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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.]]1Schulte 1983, p. 145-146, n° 1-3 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 66.67 | 4 | 80 | 2, 3 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 100 | 5 of 5 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 5 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 6.05 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 121,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 7.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 80% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,652.89 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,723 kg <br /> 2,723 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 4,132.23 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
References
- ^ Schulte, Bernhard (1983), Die Goldprägung der gallischen Kaiser von Postumus bis Tetricus, Typos. Monographien zur antiken Numismatik, IV, Aarau, Verlag Sauerländer, 189 p., 28 pl.
