Morgantina (the Hispani), bronze, ca 6.6g (Minerva/cavalryman) (208-205 BCE)
From SILVER
208 BCE - 205 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Minerva to left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, above, N. |
| Reverse: | HISPANORVM (Latin).Helmeted cavalryman charging right on horseback, holding couched lance in his right hand |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Morgantina | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | Hispani, Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 208 BCE | to | 205 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 6.60 | 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.]]1Buttrey 1989, Group IV (9) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 35, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 2, n° 914 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 16 | 2 | 40 | 32 | 21.33 | 4, 5 |
| 17 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 11.33 | 3 |
| 41 | 1 | 20 | 41 | 27.33 | 2 |
| 60 | 1 | 20 | 60 | 40 | 1 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 150 of 150 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 21 | Number of coins (n) | 150 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 30 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 7.14 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 4.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.8 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 96,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.17 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00156 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 62,500 |
| 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 | 156,250 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation The Sicilian Hispani were mercenaries from Spain brought to Sicily by the Romans during the 2nd Punic War. The main find spot of their coins is Serra Orlando (ancient Morgantina), thus indicating that the Hispani settled there.
References
- ^ Buttrey, Theodore V. et al. (1989), Morgantina Studies, vol. II: The Coins, Princeton, 1989, xx, 245 p., 49 pl., 29 cm
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
