Morgantina (the Hispani), bronze (Minerva/horseman) (208-205 BCE)
From SILVER
208 BCE - 205 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Helmeted head of Minerva facing left. Above, ram's head left. In lower left field, P. |
| Reverse: | HISPANORVM (Latin).Horseman in full armor galloping to right, holding spear. Dotted border |
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 | 6.20 | 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 V (12) | ||
| 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° 36, "[[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 |
| 1 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 5.63 | 5, 6, 10, 13 |
| 2 | 4 | 25 | 8 | 11.27 | 1, 2, 3, 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 6.25 | 3 | 4.23 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 6.25 | 4 | 5.63 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 6.25 | 5 | 7.04 | 16 |
| 6 | 1 | 6.25 | 6 | 8.45 | 15 |
| 7 | 2 | 12.5 | 14 | 19.72 | 11, 14 |
| 9 | 1 | 6.25 | 9 | 12.68 | 4 |
| 18 | 1 | 6.25 | 18 | 25.35 | 7 |
| Total | 16 of 16 | 100 | 71 of 71 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 16 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 22 | Number of coins (n) | 71 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.44 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.23 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.38 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 18.2 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 364,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 20.65 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.37% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 7,802.2 |
| 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 | 19,505.49 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
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.
