Ephesus? (Antony), silver, cistophori (Antony/bust of Octavia above cista) (39 BCE)
From SILVER
39 BCE - 39 BCE Silver 66,396 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | M·ANTONIVS·IMP·COS·DESIG·ITER·ET·TERT (Latin).Head of Antony right, wearing ivy wreath, lituus below, all within wreath of ivy and flowers |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | III·VIR·R·P·C (Latin).Draped bust of Octavia right above cista mystica, flanked by interlaced serpents with heads erect |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ephesus | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Ionia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: | Marcus Antonius (Roman politician and general, member of the Second Triumvirate, 83-30 BC), Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 39 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 39 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 | 11.60 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | cistophorus
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
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.]]1Hiltmann 2023, Group I | ||
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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). |
| 4 | 17 | 8.9 | 68 | 16 | A3, A4, A13, A18, A22, A33, A39, A50, A53, A62, A74, A105, B50, B56, B58, B65, B71 |
| 5 | 7 | 3.66 | 35 | 8.24 | A15, A99, A108, B25, B46, B48, B80 |
| 6 | 3 | 1.57 | 18 | 4.24 | A5, B22, B72 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.57 | 21 | 4.94 | A11, A23, B36 |
| 8 | 1 | 0.52 | 8 | 1.88 | B40 |
| 9 | 1 | 0.52 | 9 | 2.12 | B23 |
| 11 | 1 | 0.52 | 11 | 2.59 | A28 |
| 2 | 47 | 24.61 | 94 | 22.12 | A8, A9, A12, A16, A25, A29, A30, A35, A40, A41, A42, A44, A45, A47, A51, A55, A58, A63, A69, A76, A77, A78, A80, A84, A85, A88, A90, A102, B3, B13, B14, B16, B17, B18, B28, B32, B37, B38, B42, B64, B66, B77, B78, B79, B81, B82, B83 |
| 3 | 25 | 13.09 | 75 | 17.65 | A21, A24, A26, A38, A43, A54, A59, A60, A70, A75, A98, A100, A101, B1, B4, B5, B9, B10, B11, B20, B27, B49, B53, B54, B63 |
| 1 | 86 | 45.03 | 86 | 20.24 | A1, A2, A6, A7, A10, A14, A17, A19, A20, A27, A31, A32, A34, A36, A37, A46, A48, A49, A52, A56, A57, A61, A64, A65, A66, A67, A68, A71, A72, A73, A79, A81, A82, A83, A86, A87, A89, A91, A92, A93, A94, A95, A96, A97, A103, A104, A106, A107, B2, B6, B7, B8, B12, B15, B19, B21, B24, B26, B29, B30, B31, B33, B34, B35, B39, B41, B43, B44, B45, B47, B51, B52, B55, B57, B59, B60, B61, B62, B67, B68, B69, B70, B73, B74, B75, B76 |
| Total | 191 of 191 | 99.99 | 425 of 425 | 100.02 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 191 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 86 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 357 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 425 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.23 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.19 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.87 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 45.03 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 286.19 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 5,723,800 |
| 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) | 346.9 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 79.76% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,970.05 |
| 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 | 66,396 kg <br /> 66,396 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 7,425.14 |
Remarks
Certainly military
References
- ^ Hiltmann, Barbara (2023), Les cistophores de Marc Antoine. Un monnayage hellénistique en contexte romain, Numismatica Antiqua 14, Bordeaux, Ausonius, 240 p.
