Mesembria, bronze 3.65g (Demeter/grain ear) (70-10 BCE)
From SILVER
70 BCE - 10 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Demeter right, wearing a veil and turreted crown. |
| Reverse: | ΜΕΣΑ (Greek).Grain ear within laurel wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Mesembria | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Bulgaria | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 70 BCE | to | 10 BCE | Period: Hellenistic and Imperial |
Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze 
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Median weight in grams | 3.65 | 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.]]1Karayotov 2009, p. 396 | ||
| Coin series reference: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 80 | 1 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 10 of 10 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 10 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.22 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 44,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00023 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 9,009.01 |
| 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 | 22,522.52 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Karayotov, Ivan (2009), The coinage of Mesambria. Vol. II. Bronze coins of Mesambria, Burgas.
