Iasus, bronze (1.45g) (Apollo/ivy wreath) (150-30 BCE)
From SILVER
150 BCE - 30 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. |
| Reverse: | IAΣEΩΝ (Greek).Ivy leaf. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Iasus | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 150 BCE | to | 30 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 1.45 | Denomination: | Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Ashton 2007, p. 75, n° 242-244 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 20 | A1 |
| 4 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 80 | A2 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 5 of 5 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 5 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.79 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 55,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 80% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,584.23 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 8,960.57 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Ashton, Richard (2007), "The pre-Imperial Coinage of Iasos", Numismatic Chronicle, 167, p. 47-78
