Hispania ulterior (uncertain mint), silver, denarii (Pompey/allegories of cities) (RRC 470 Pompey the Younger - 46-45 BCE)
From SILVER
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 |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver | 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 | StandardStandard.: |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Buttrey 1960a1 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RRC2 | ||
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
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 | 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. ᵖ | 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. ᵖ (o) | 7 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 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) ᵖ | 14.29 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 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. ᵖ | 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 ᵖ (O) | 8.02 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00038 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.18% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 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) ᵖ | 539 kg <br /> 539 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 37,774.73 |
Remarks
Most likely two workstations Certainly military