Paestum, bronze, semisses (Poseidon/trident) (89-80 BCE)
From SILVER
89 BCE - 80 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Neptune to right, with mark of value (s) behind his nec |
| Reverse: | ΠAIS / S Q (Latin).Decorated trident. Crawford, Paestum 13. HN III 1220. SNG ANS 728. Very fine. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Poseidonia | Ancient region: | Lucania | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 89 BCE | to | 80 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 4.90 | Denomination: | semis
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Standard: |
Image
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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.]]1Carbone 2018 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HN Italy, n° 1220 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 12 | 1 | 50 | 12 | 37.5 | 1 |
| 20 | 1 | 50 | 20 | 62.5 | 2 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 32 of 32 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 32 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 16 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 8 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.97 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 39,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.13 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00081 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 32,487.31 |
| 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 | 81,218.27 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Carbone, Federico (2018), "Riconiazioni e cambi d’uso nella moneta di Paestum", in M. Cipriani, A. Pontrandolfo, M. Scafuro (eds.), Dialoghi sull'Archeologia della Magna Grecia e del Mediterraneo. Atti del II Convegno Internazionale di Studi, Paestum, p. 443-450
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
