Rhodes, bronze (veiled head/prow of galley) (226-220 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8046


226 BCE - 220 BCE Bronze

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Diademed and veiled female bust (of Berenike II?) to right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: PO (Greek).Prow of galley to right, above, rose
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Rhodes Ancient regionAncient region.: Caria (islands) Modern countryModern country: Greece 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: Rhodian power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 226 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 220 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 2.70 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: StandardStandard.:
Image
H248 Rhodes Berenike.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Ashton 19861Ashton 1986, n° 1-6, Ashton 20012Ashton 2001, p. 107, n° 242
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 248
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 2 40 2 25 1, 3
2 3 60 6 75 2, 4, 5
Total 5 of 5 100 8 of 8 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 5 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  2
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 5 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 8
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 1.6 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.6
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  40 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  10.73 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  214,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 13.33 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00004
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 75% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  1,491.15
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  n.a. Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  3,727.87
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Ashton, Richard (1986), "Rhodian Bronze Coinage and the Earthquake of 229-226 BC", The Numismatic Chronicle, 146, p. 1-18, pl. 1-.4
  2. ^  Ashton, Richard (2001), "The coinage of Rhodes 408-c.190 BC", in Andrew Meadows and Kirsty Shipton (eds.), Money and its uses in the ancient world, Oxford, Oxford University Press, p. 79-115.
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.