Rhodes, bronze (veiled head/prow of galley) (226-220 BCE)
From SILVER
226 BCE - 220 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed and veiled female bust (of Berenike II?) to right |
| Reverse: | PO (Greek).Prow of galley to right, above, rose |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Rhodes | Ancient region: | Caria (islands) | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Rhodian power |
Chronology
| From | 226 BCE | to | 220 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 2.70 | Denomination: | 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.]]1Ashton 1986, n° 1-6, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Ashton 2001, p. 107, n° 242 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 248 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 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 obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 8 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.6 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.6 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 10.73 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 214,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 13.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 75% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,491.15 |
| 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 | 3,727.87 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Ashton, Richard (1986), "Rhodian Bronze Coinage and the Earthquake of 229-226 BC", The Numismatic Chronicle, 146, p. 1-18, pl. 1-.4
- ^ 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.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
