RQEM ad. 15 - Edessa (Macedon) (Hadrian), bronze, asses (131-132 CE)
From SILVER
131 CE - 132 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Αὐτοκράτωρ Ἁδριανὸς Καίσαρ (Greek).Bust of Hadrianus right, bearded, wearing laurel wreath and armour. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ᾽Εδεσσαίων (Greek).Personified Edessa facing, head left, wearing helmet (with walls), chiton and peplos, holding female statue (Nike?) in right hand, and spear in left hand. (Between her legs, the personified Edessaios river, lying, blowing a trumpet.) At the City feet, right, goat. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Edessa | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Hadrian (Roman emperor, 117-138 AD), Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 131 CE | to | 132 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 5.80 | Denomination: | as
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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.]]1Papaefthymiou 2002, p. 49-50, no. 2-3. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 33.33 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 66.67 | 3 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 3 of 3 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 3 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.81 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 96,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 66.67% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,247.4 |
| 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 | 3,118.5 |
Remarks
The coinage d'Hadrian is divided in 2 groups: the double as correspond to group B. Metrology p. 189-209.
References
- ^ E. Papaefthymiou, Edessa de Macédoine. Etude historique et numismatique, Athens, 2002
