Hispania ulterior (uncertain mint), silver, denarii (Pompey/allegories of cities) (RRC 470 Pompey the Younger - 46-45 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 24048


46 BCE - 45 BCE Silver 539 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: CN MAGNVS IMP (latin).Head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus r.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: M. MINAT SABIN PR Q (latin).Cities of Hispania and Cn. Pompeius Magnus filius (4 different types)
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Hispania ulterior (uncertain mint) Ancient regionAncient region.: Hispania Ulterior Modern countryModern country: Spain 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: M. Minatius Sabinus, Pompey the Younger, Roman Republic
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 46 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 45 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Roman from 30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 3.70 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denarius Nomisma.org StandardStandard.:
Image
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References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Buttrey 1960a1Buttrey 1960a
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: RRC2RRC, n° 470
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 1 14.29 1 1.82 E
2 1 14.29 2 3.64 F
5 1 14.29 5 9.09 G
8 1 14.29 8 14.55 C
9 2 28.57 18 32.73 B, D
21 1 14.29 21 38.18 A
Total 7 of 7 100.02 55 of 55 100.01
Reverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) % (r) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
3 1 12.5 3 5.45 f
4 1 12.5 4 7.27 c
5 1 12.5 5 9.09 h
6 2 25 12 21.82 d, e
9 1 12.5 9 16.36 b
10 1 12.5 10 18.18 g
12 1 12.5 12 21.82 a
Total 8 of 8 100 55 of 55 99.99


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 7 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  1
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 8 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 55
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 7.86 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 6.88
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.14 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  14.29 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  7.28 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  145,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 8.02 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00038
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 98.18% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  15,109.89
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  539 kg <br /> 539 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  37,774.73
Remarks

Most likely two workstations Certainly military

References

  1. ^  Buttrey, Theodore V. (1960a), « The Denarii of Cn. Pompeius Jr. and M. Minatius Sabinus », The American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes, 9, p. 75-94.
  2. ^  Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge