Perge, bronze, 4g (Artemis-Apollo/Artemis) (160-90 BCE)
From SILVER
160 BCE - 90 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Conjoined busts of Artemis, laureate, draped and with bow and quiver over her left shoulder, and Apollo, laureate and draped, to right |
| Reverse: | ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΟΣ - ΠΕΡΓΑΙΑΣ (Greek).Artemis standing front, head to left, holding wreath in her right hand and scepter in her left, to left, stag to left |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Perge | Ancient region: | Pamphylia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 160 BCE | to | 90 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 4.00 | 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.]]1Colin 1996, p. 67-70 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 5420 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 9 | 33.33 | 9 | 13.64 | 2/1, 3/1, 3/3, 4/3, 6/4, 6/5, 7/2, 7/3, 7/8 |
| 2 | 8 | 29.63 | 16 | 24.24 | 1/1, 5/1, 6/2, 6/3, 7/4, 7/5, 7/7, 7/10 |
| 3 | 3 | 11.11 | 9 | 13.64 | 7/1, 7/6, 8/2 |
| 4 | 5 | 18.52 | 20 | 30.3 | 3/2, 4/1, 4/2, 6/1, 8/3 |
| 6 | 2 | 7.41 | 12 | 18.18 | 7/9, 8/1 |
| Total | 27 of 27 | 100 | 66 of 66 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 27 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 53 | Number of coins (n) | 66 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.44 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.96 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 38.12 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 762,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 45.69 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 86.36% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,462.75 |
| 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 | 8,656.87 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
