Rhodes, silver, drachms (facing Helios/rose) (30 BCE-100 CE)
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30 BCE - 100 CE Silver 334 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Radiate facing head of Helios |
| Reverse: | ΡΟΔΙΩΝ (Greek).Open rose seen from above |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Rhodes | Ancient region: | Caria (islands) | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 30 BCE | to | 100 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.90 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: | Cistophoric |
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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 - Weiss 1997, p. 37-39 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RPC I, n° 2744 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 60 | 3 | 14.29 | |
| 8 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 38.1 | |
| 10 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 47.62 | |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 21 of 21 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 15 | Number of coins (n) | 21 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 60 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.76 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 115,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.56 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00018 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 85.71% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 7,291.67 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 334 kg <br /> 334 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 18,229.17 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Ashton, Richard - Weiss, Arnold-Peter (1997), "The Post-Plinthophoric Silver Drachms of Rhodes", Numismatic Chronicle, 157, p. 1-39, pl. 1-16.
- ^ Amandry, Michel - Burnett, Andrew - Ripolles, Pere Pau (1998), Roman provincial coinage. I. From the death of Caesar to the death of Vitellius (44 BC-AC 69), London-Paris, 2 vol., xvii + 812 p., 195 pl.
