Emporiae, silver, drachms (Arethusa/Pegasus) (218-195 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 8832

218 BCE - 195 BCE Silver 25,444 kg

Description

Obverse:	Wreathed head of Arethusa right, three dolphins around
Reverse:	ΕΜΠΟΡΙΤΩΝ (Greek).Pegasos flying right

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Emporiae

Ancient region:

Hispania Citerior

Modern country: Spain

Authority:

Roman Republic

Chronology

From

218 BCE

to

195 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

4.75

Denomination:

drachma

Standard:

Image

]]S 682 - Emporiae, silver, drachma, 218-195 BC.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.]]1Villaronga 2003, n° 1-659.
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° 187
Coin series web reference:	https://monedaiberica.org/v4/type/187

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
2	31	14.55	62	9.45	1.9, 1.10, 2.6, 2.10, 2.19, 2.20, 2.23, 2.24, 2.27, 2.28, 2.31, 3.6, 3.7, 3.16, 3.17, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, 5.2, 5.21, 6.1, 6.13, 6.20, 6.29, 6.32, 6.35, 6.42, 6.58, 6.60, 6.64, 7.1
3	10	4.69	30	4.57	1.3, 1.11, 2.15, 3.2, 3.12, 3.18, 5.9, 5.19, 6.28, 6.34
4	8	3.76	32	4.88	1.4, 2.7, 2.17, 3.22, 6.15, 6.25, 6.47, 6.81
5	6	2.82	30	4.57	2.9, 2.29, 3.9, 4.7, 5.1, 6.24
6	4	1.88	24	3.66	2.4, 2.5, 3.8, 6.7
7	3	1.41	21	3.2	2.21, 3.3, 5.7
8	4	1.88	32	4.88	1.15, 3.10, 4.5, 6.6
9	4	1.88	36	5.49	4.3, 4.4, 5.14, 6.3
10	1	0.47	10	1.52	6.4
11	1	0.47	11	1.68	5.20
12	1	0.47	12	1.83	1.12
13	2	0.94	26	3.96	4.6, 5.4
15	2	0.94	30	4.57	3.1, 5.5
18	1	0.47	18	2.74	6.22
25	1	0.47	25	3.81	6.31
27	1	0.47	27	4.12	3.4
29	1	0.47	29	4.42	6.2
34	1	0.47	34	5.18	5.6
37	1	0.47	37	5.64	6.21
1	130	61.03	130	19.82	1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.13, 1.14, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20, 1.21, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.8, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.22, 2.25, 2.26, 2.30, 2.32, 2.33, 2.34, 2.35, 2.36, 2.37, 2.38, 2.39, 2.40, 2.41, 2.42, 2.43, 2.44, 2.45, 2.46, 2.47, 2.48, 3.5, 3.11, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.23, 4.1, 4.2, 5.3, 5.8, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.22, 5.23, 6.5, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.14, 6.16, 6.17, 6.18, 6.19, 6.23, 6.26, 6.27, 6.30, 6.33, 6.36, 6.37, 6.38, 6.39, 6.40, 6.41, 6.43, 6.45, 6.46, 6.48, 6.49, 6.50, 6.51, 6.52, 6.53, 6.54, 6.55, 6.56, 6.57, 6.59, 6.61, 6.62, 6.63, 6.65, 6.66, 6.67, 6.68, 6.69, 6.70, 6.71, 6.72, 6.73, 6.74, 6.75, 6.76, 6.77, 6.78, 6.79, 6.80, 6.82, 6.83, 6.84, 6.85, 6.86, 6.87, 6.88, 6.89, 7.2, 8.1
Total	213 of 213	100.01	656 of 656	99.99

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	213	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	130
Number of reverse dies (r)	306	Number of coins (n)	656
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	3.08	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2.14
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.44	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	61.03 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	267.83	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	5,356,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	315.41	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00012
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	80.18%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	4,898.63
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	25,444 kg <br /> 25,444 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	12,246.57

Remarks

Likely military