Lugdunum (Postumus), gold, quinarii (260-269 CE)
From SILVER
260 CE - 269 CE Gold 8,571 kg
Description
| Obverse: | POSTVMV - S AVG (Latin).Laureate head l. |
| Reverse: | Various legends. Here: P M TR P – IIII COS III P P (Latin).Various types. Here: Mars walking r., holding spear in r. hand and trophy on l. shoulder |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Lugdunum | Ancient region: | Gallia | Modern country: France | Authority: | Roman Empire, Postumus (260-269 CE) |
Chronology
| From | 260 CE | to | 269 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 2.20 | Denomination: | quinarius | 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.]]1Schulte 1983, p. 120-125, n° 1-14 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 24 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 58.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 19.48 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 389,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 24 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 70.83% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,464.07 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 8,571 kg <br /> 8,571 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,160.16 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military weights are extremely loosely calibrated
References
- ^ Schulte, Bernhard (1983), Die Goldprägung der gallischen Kaiser von Postumus bis Tetricus, Typos. Monographien zur antiken Numismatik, IV, Aarau, Verlag Sauerländer, 189 p., 28 pl.
