H 81 - Maroneia, bronze (head of Dionysus/Dionysus) 16g (189-60 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 4764

189 BCE - 60 BCE Bronze

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ ΣΩΤΗPΟΣ MAPΩNITΩN (Greek).Dionysos, nude but for chlamys draped over his left arm, standing left, holding grape bunch in right hand, two narthex stalks in his left, flanking his feet

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Maroneia

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Thrace

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

189 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

60 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Bronze

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

16.10

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

StandardStandard.:

Image

RQEMH 81 - Maroneia, bronze, NC, 189-8-60 BC.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Schönert-Geiss 19871Schönert-Geiss 1987, n° 1354-1510.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear I2Sear I, n° 1638, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 81

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).
1	17	28.81	17	8.46	2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 17, 23, 27, 28, 32, 40, 42, 44, 46, 57
2	15	25.42	30	14.93	10, 11, 18, 20, 24, 39, 41, 43, 45, 48, 50, 52, 53, 56, 59
3	7	11.86	21	10.45	8, 12, 16, 19, 31, 36, 54
4	9	15.25	36	17.91	1, 14, 21, 22, 26, 29, 30, 47, 58
5	2	3.39	10	4.98	38, 49
6	2	3.39	12	5.97	33, 51
8	2	3.39	16	7.96	13, 25
11	2	3.39	22	10.95	15, 35
12	2	3.39	24	11.94	34, 55
13	1	1.69	13	6.47	37
Total	59 of 59	99.98	201 of 201	100.02

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	59	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	17
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	136	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	201
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	3.41	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.48
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	2.31	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	28.81 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	71.82	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	1,436,400
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)	83.51	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00014
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	91.54%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	5,597.33
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	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	13,993.32

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