Philadelphia (Tiberius), bronze (3.50g) (head of Tiberius/winged thunderbolt) (17-37 CE)
From SILVER
17 CE - 37 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | TIBEPION CЄBACTON (Latin).Bare head of Tiberius right. |
| Reverse: | NEOKECAPEIC (Latin).Winged thunderbolt |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Philadelphia (Neocaesarea) | Ancient region: | Lydia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Roman Empire, Tiberius (Roman emperor, 14-37 AD) |
Chronology
| From | 17 CE | to | 37 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 3.50 | 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.]]1Clark 2020 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RPC I, n° 3017, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Clark 2020 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 1.47 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 33.33 | 3 | 4.41 | 2 |
| 64 | 1 | 33.33 | 64 | 94.12 | 1 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 68 of 68 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 68 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 22.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 9.71 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.91 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 58,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.14 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00117 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.53% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 46,735.4 |
| 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 | 116,838.49 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- a b Clark, Jared J. (2020), "The Renaming of Philadelphia Neocaesarea under the Emperor Tiberius," Numismatic Chronicle, 180, p. 127-131.
- ^ Amandry, Michel - Burnett, Andrew - Ripolles, Pere Pau (1998), Roman provincial coinage. I. From the death of Caesar to the death of Vitellius (44 BC-AC 69), London-Paris, 2 vol., xvii + 812 p., 195 pl.
