Populonia, silver, 10 asses (head of Aplu/blank) (300-250 BCE)
From SILVER
300 BCE - 250 BCE Silver 240 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate and slightly bearded head of Aplu to left, behind, X (mark of value) |
| Reverse: | Blank |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Populonia | Ancient region: | Etruria | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 300 BCE | to | 250 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 4.15 | Denomination: | 10 asses | 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.]]1Vecchi 1992, p. 95-98, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Vecchi 2012, p. 213-222, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Giannoni 2016b, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4Giannoni 2018, p. 4 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5HN Italy, n° 168, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]6HGC 1, n° 120-122 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 7 | 1 | 33.33 | 7 | 8.64 | A |
| 35 | 1 | 33.33 | 35 | 43.21 | B |
| 39 | 1 | 33.33 | 39 | 48.15 | C |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 81 of 81 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 81 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 27 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.89 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 57,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.12 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00140 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 56,055.36 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 240 kg <br /> 240 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 140,138.41 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Vecchi, Italo (1992), "The coinage of the Rasna: a study in Etruscan numismatics. Part 3, Etruscheria, 1988-1992", Revue Suisse de Numismatique, 71, p. 91-110.
- ^ Vecchi, Italo (2012), Etruscan coinage: a corpus of the struck coinage of the Rasna, together with an historical and economic commentary on the issues (gold, silver and bronze), Milan, Ennerre, 590 p. (135 pl.).
- ^ Giannoni, Luciano (2016), "Alcune osservazioni sulle monete populoniesi da X unità con APLU laureato e vòlto a sinistra", Panorama Numismatico, 313, p. 15-19.
- ^ Giannoni, Luciano (2018), Schede quantitative delle emissioni monetali etrusche, unpublished manuscript, s.l., 13 p.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm
