Judaea (uncertain mint) (Bar Kokhba), small bronze (vine leaf/palm tree) (132-133 CE)
From SILVER
132 CE - 134 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | 'Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew).Seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates |
| Reverse: | 'Year two of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew).Bunch of grapes with branch and small leaf |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Judaea (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Judaea | Modern country: Israel | Authority: | Simon bar Kokhba (military leader and king of Judea, 132-135 CE) |
Chronology
| From | 132 CE | to | 134 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 6.00 | 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.]]1Mildenberg 1984, p. 327-333, n° 147-160 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 25 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 14.71 | 2 |
| 31 | 1 | 25 | 31 | 18.24 | 3 |
| 53 | 1 | 25 | 53 | 31.18 | 4 |
| 61 | 1 | 25 | 61 | 35.88 | 1 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 170 of 170 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 10 | Number of coins (n) | 170 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 42.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 17 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.81 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 76,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.1 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00223 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 89,238.85 |
| 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 | 223,097.11 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Mildenberg, Leo (1984), The Coinage of the Bar Kokhba War, Typos VI, Aarau, Verlag Sauerländer, 396 p.
