RQEM ad. 23 - Edessa (Macedon) (Elagabalus), bronze, dupondii (220 CE)
From SILVER
220 CE - 220 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Several legends: 1) Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αίσαρ) M(ᾶρκος) Aὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνῖνος ; 2) Ἰουλία Παῦλα Αὐγ(ούστα) (Greek).Several types: 1) Bust of Elagabal right, wearing laurel wreath, armour and drapery. Border of dots, 2) Bust of Julia Domna right, with hair bun, wearing diadem and drapery around neck. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | Several legends: 1) ᾽Εδεσσαίων ; 2) ᾽Εδεσσέων (Greek).Personified Rome seated on armour left, wearing Attic helmet and chiton, dagger in the belt, holding Nike stephanephoros in right hand. Behind her, personified Edessa, facing, wearing mural crown and peplos, crowning Rome. At the City feet, right, goat. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Edessa | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Elagabalus (Roman emperor, 218-222 BC), Julia Paula (wife of Elagabalus, 219-220 AD), Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 220 CE | to | 220 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 10.40 | Denomination: | dupondius
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Standard: |
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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.]]1Papaefthymiou 2002, p. 68-71, no. 1-17 and p. 72, no. 1-3. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 3 | 1 | 16.67 | 3 | 6.82 | 3 (Elag.) |
| 6 | 1 | 16.67 | 6 | 13.64 | 4 (Elag.) |
| 7 | 1 | 16.67 | 7 | 15.91 | 1 (Elag.) |
| 9 | 2 | 33.33 | 18 | 40.91 | 5 (Elag.), 1 (Iu. Pa.) |
| 10 | 1 | 16.67 | 10 | 22.73 | 2 (Elag.) |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.01 | 44 of 44 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 20 | Number of coins (n) | 44 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 7.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 6.29 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 125,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.95 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00035 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 13,990.46 |
| 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 | 34,976.15 |
Remarks
The coinage of Elagabal is divided in 2 iconographic groups: the coins with the portrait of the emperor and those with the portrait of Julia Paula. Metrology p. 189-209.
References
- ^ E. Papaefthymiou, Edessa de Macédoine. Etude historique et numismatique, Athens, 2002
