Populonia, silver, 20 asses (300-250 BCE)
From SILVER
300 BCE - 250 BCE Silver 6,459 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed gorgoneion facing, XX (mark of value) below |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Blank |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Populonia | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Etruria | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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. | 300 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 250 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.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 8.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | 20 asses | StandardStandard.: |
Image
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Vecchi 19901Vecchi 1990, p. 9-22, n° 13-69, Vecchi 20122Vecchi 2012, p. 127-199, Giannoni 20183Giannoni 2018, p. 7-8 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I4Sear I, n° 274-275, HN Italy5HN Italy, n° 142-153, HGC 16HGC 1, n° 103-114 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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 | 15 | 38.46 | 15 | 4.14 | 1X//X, 1°XuX°, 3°X.:.X°, 6XX, 7XX, 8XX, 12XX, 17XX, 3X:X, 6X:X, 9X:X, 10X:X, 11X:X |
| 2 | 1 | 2.56 | 2 | 0.55 | 10XX |
| 3 | 5 | 12.82 | 15 | 4.14 | 4XX, 11XX, 15XX, 16XX, 2X..X |
| 4 | 2 | 5.13 | 8 | 2.21 | 5XX, 9XX |
| 5 | 2 | 5.13 | 10 | 2.76 | 13XX, 14XX |
| 6 | 1 | 2.56 | 6 | 1.66 | 2°X.:.X° |
| 7 | 1 | 2.56 | 7 | 1.93 | 2XX |
| 8 | 1 | 2.56 | 8 | 2.21 | 5X:X |
| 9 | 2 | 5.13 | 18 | 4.97 | 1°X.:.X°, 1X..X |
| 11 | 1 | 2.56 | 11 | 3.04 | 1X°X |
| 14 | 1 | 2.56 | 14 | 3.87 | 4X:X |
| 16 | 1 | 2.56 | 16 | 4.42 | 7X:X |
| 20 | 2 | 5.13 | 40 | 11.05 | 1°X:X°, 1XX |
| 24 | 1 | 2.56 | 24 | 6.63 | 3XX |
| 26 | 1 | 2.56 | 26 | 7.18 | 8X:X |
| 41 | 1 | 2.56 | 41 | 11.33 | 2X:X |
| 101 | 1 | 2.56 | 101 | 27.9 | 1X:X |
| Total | 39 of 39 | 99.96 | 362 of 362 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 39 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 15 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 20 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 362 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 9.28 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 18.1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.51 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 38.46 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 39.87 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 797,400 |
| 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) | 43.71 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00045 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.86% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 18,159.02 |
| 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 | 6,459 kg <br /> 6,459 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 45,397.54 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Vecchi, Italo (1990), "The Coinage of the Rasna. A Study in Etruscan Numismatics. Part II: Populonia's didenarii", Schweizerische numismatische Rundschau, 69, p. 5-25.
- ^ 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 (2018), Schede quantitative delle emissioni monetali etrusche, unpublished manuscript, s.l., 13 p.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 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
