Lopadusa, bronze, 3rd century BC
From SILVER
400 BC - 400 BC Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Bearded and diademed male head, probably of Zeus, diadem at the top of the head surmounted by a lotus flower (?) |
| Reverse: | ΛΟΠΑΔΟΥΣ - ΣΑΙΩΝ (Greek).Tuna-fish, with legend around fish |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Lopadusa | Ancient region: | Zeugitana | Modern country: Tunisia | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 400 BC | to | 400 BC | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 3.97 | Denomination: | Standard: |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Bertelli - Rossini 2020, p.183-199. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Calciati 1987, 1-2 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 15 | 1 | 100 | 15 | 100 | O1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 15 of 15 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 15 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 15 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 0.99 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 19,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.07 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00076 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 30,303.03 |
| 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 | 75,757.58 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
