Dia (Mithridates Eupator), bronze (13.0g) (Perseus/Pegasus) (73-72 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 30507

73 BCE - 72 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Head of Perseus right, wearing phrygian cap with griffin-crest, decorated with two stars.
Reverse:	ΔIAΣ (Greek).Pegasus grazing right, monogram to upper left, upper right and right.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Dia

Ancient region:

Bithynia

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom

Chronology

From

73 BCE

to

72 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

13.00

Denomination:

Standard:

Image

]]Dia_Perseus_Pegasus_1.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.]]1Callataÿ (to appear)
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	1	33.33	1	5.56	3
6	1	33.33	6	33.33	2
11	1	33.33	11	61.11	1
Total	3 of 3	99.99	18 of 18	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)	6	Number of coins (n)	18
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	6	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	3
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	2	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	33.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	3.23	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	64,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	3.6	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00028
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	94.44%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	11,145.51
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	27,863.78

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation Likely military