Ilturo (Roman Republic), bronze, semisses (10.5g) (male head/horseman) (125-90 BCE)
From SILVER
125 BCE - 90 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed male head left |
| Reverse: | ILDuRO celtiberian legend below (Iberian).Spearhorseman galloping to right, |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ilturo | Ancient region: | Hispania Citerior | Modern country: Spain | Authority: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 125 BCE | to | 90 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 10.50 | 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.]]1Sinner 2014, p. 361-367, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sinner 2017 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3ACIP, n° 1338 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 10.53 | 2 | 1.34 | 1, 11 |
| 2 | 3 | 15.79 | 6 | 4.03 | 6, 7, 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 5.26 | 3 | 2.01 | 16 |
| 4 | 3 | 15.79 | 12 | 8.05 | 4, 12, 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 10.53 | 10 | 6.71 | 2, 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 10.53 | 14 | 9.4 | 3, 10 |
| 10 | 1 | 5.26 | 10 | 6.71 | 18 |
| 15 | 1 | 5.26 | 15 | 10.07 | 13 |
| 16 | 1 | 5.26 | 16 | 10.74 | 17 |
| 17 | 1 | 5.26 | 17 | 11.41 | 19 |
| 21 | 1 | 5.26 | 21 | 14.09 | 14 |
| 23 | 1 | 5.26 | 23 | 15.44 | 9 |
| Total | 19 of 19 | 99.99 | 149 of 149 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 28 | Number of coins (n) | 149 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 7.84 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5.32 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.47 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 10.53 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 19.76 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 395,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 21.78 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00038 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.66% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 15,080.97 |
| 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 | 37,702.43 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Sinner, Alejandro S. (2014), Ilduro. Moneda e identidad en la Layetania republicana (Siglos II-I a. C.), PhD, Barcelona, Universidad de Barcelona, 549 p.
- ^ Sinner, Alejandro G. (2017), La ceca de Ilduro, Oxford, Archaeopress, 189 p.
- ^ Villaronga i Garriga, Leandre - Benages, Jaume (2011), Ancient Coinage of the Iberian Peninsula (Greek /Punic/Iberian/Roman), Barcelona, 801 p.
