Perge, bronze, 4.2g (temple/bow and quiver) (50-30 BCE)
From SILVER
50 BCE - 30 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Cult statue of Artemis Pergaia facing within distyle temple |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΡTEMIΔOΣ / ΠEΡΓAIAΣ (Greek).Bow and quiver |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Perge | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Pamphylia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 50 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 30 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 4.20 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
Image
S1860 Perge bronze Temple bow & quiver.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Colin 19961Colin 1996, p. 75-77 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 5422 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 5 | 20.83 | 5 | 6.49 | 1/1, 1/3, 2/1, 4/2, 4/5 |
| 2 | 8 | 33.33 | 16 | 20.78 | 2/3, 3/5, 3/6, 3/7, 3/9, 3/11, 4/1, 4/3 |
| 3 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 23.38 | 2/4, 3/2, 3/3, 3/4, 3/10, 4/4 |
| 6 | 3 | 12.5 | 18 | 23.38 | 1/2, 1/4, 3/1 |
| 9 | 1 | 4.17 | 9 | 11.69 | 3/8 |
| 11 | 1 | 4.17 | 11 | 14.29 | 2/2 |
| Total | 24 of 24 | 100 | 77 of 77 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 24 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 50 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 77 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.21 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.54 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.08 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20.83 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 29.77 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 595,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 34.87 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00013 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 93.51% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,172.99 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 12,932.48 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
