Edessa (Mesopotamia), bronze (Caracalla) (198-217 AD)
From SILVER
197 CE - 217 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | M AVR ANTONINVS PF AVG (Latin).Bearded bust of Caracalla wearing a laureate crown and facing right |
| Reverse: | COL MET ANTONINIANA AVR ALEX (Latin).Bust of Tyche wearing a mural crown, draped and veiled, facing right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Edessa (Mesopotamia) | Ancient region: | Mesopotamia | Modern country: Syria | Authority: | Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 197 CE | to | 217 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 3.30 | Denomination: | Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Edward Dandrow 2016, p. .183-206 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2SNG Milan XII, 4, 84, 17, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3SNG Righetti 2563, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4CNG 203, 418 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 58 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 85 | Number of coins (n) | 128 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.21 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.51 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.47 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 56.9 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 87.4 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,748,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 106.06 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 74.22% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,929.06 |
| 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 | 7,322.65 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
