Corfinium (Social War), silver, denarii (Italia/oath taking scene) (90 BCE)
From SILVER
90 BCE - 90 BCE Silver 4,174 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate head of Italia left, wearing a necklace and pendant earring |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Oscan C in exergue (Oscan).Oath-taking scene: eight warriors, four on each side of a pole with banner, with their swords pointing at a pig held in the arms of sacerdos faecialis, who is squatting down |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Corfinium | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Roman Republic, Italia |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 90 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 90 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 3.90 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | denarius
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StandardStandard.: |
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Campana 1987, p. 50-54 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sydenham 1952, n° 621, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HN Italy, n° 408 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 3.19 | 5, 9, 17, 22, 30, 32, 39, 40, 47, 52 |
| 2 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 7.03 | 8, 11, 13, 15, 21, 27, 33, 34, 35, 38, 49 |
| 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6.71 | 12, 16, 23, 24, 25, 48, 51 |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3.83 | 10, 37, 50 |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3.19 | 14, 54 |
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 5.75 | 7, 20, 26 |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4.47 | 41, 44 |
| 8 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 10.22 | 6, 18, 28, 31 |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2.88 | 19 |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3.19 | 46 |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3.51 | 36 |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4.15 | 43 |
| 21 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6.71 | 42 |
| 31 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 9.9 | 45 |
| 35 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11.18 | 53 |
| 44 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 14.06 | 29 |
| Total | 50 of 50 | 100 | 313 of 313 | 99.97 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 50 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 10 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 68 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 313 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 6.26 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 4.6 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.36 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 53.51 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,070,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 59.51 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00029 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.81% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 11,698.75 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 4,174 kg <br /> 4,174 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 29,246.87 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
References
- ^ Campana, Alberto (1987), La monetazione degli insorti italici durante la guerra sociale (91-87 a.C.), Soliera, xv, 153 p., 12 pl., 32 cm
- ^ Sydenham, Edward Allen (1952), The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, Spink & Son Ltd., lxix, 343 p., 30 pl.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
