Ephesus (Augustus), silver, cistophori (Augustus/standing Pax) (28 BCE)
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28 BCE - 28 BCE Silver 25,757 kg
Description
| Obverse: | IMP•CAESAR•DIVI•F•COS•VI•LIBERTATIS•P•R•VINDEX (Latin).Laureate head to right |
| Reverse: | PAX in left field (Latin).Pax standing to left on parazonium, holding caduceus, snake emerging from cista mystica in right field, all within laurel-wreath |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ephesus | Ancient region: | Ionia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Augustus (Roman emperor, 27 BC-14 AD), Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 28 BCE | to | 28 BCE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 12.00 | Denomination: | cistophorus
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Standard: |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Sutherland 1970, p. 40-45 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RIC I, n° 476, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RPC I, n° 2203 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 30 | 60 | 30 | 37.5 | 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 42, 45, 47, 48, 50 |
| 2 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 37.5 | 5, 8, 12, 16, 20, 23, 25, 26, 27, 37, 38, 40, 44, 46, 49 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11.25 | 3, 33, 43 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6.25 | 22 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7.5 | 1 |
| Total | 50 of 50 | 100 | 80 of 80 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 50 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 70 | Number of coins (n) | 80 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.6 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.14 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 66 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 107.32 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 2,146,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 133.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 58.75% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,490.87 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 25,757 kg <br /> 25,757 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 3,727.17 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Sutherland, C. H. V. (1970), The cistophori of Augustus, RNS Spec. Publ. 5, London, 134 p., 36 pl.
- ^ Mattingly, Harold (1984), Roman Imperial Coinage. Vol. 1 (revised edition), London, Spink & Son
- ^ Amandry, Michel - Burnett, Andrew - Ripolles, Pere Pau (1998), Roman provincial coinage. I. From the death of Caesar to the death of Vitellius (44 BC-AC 69), London-Paris, 2 vol., xvii + 812 p., 195 pl.
