Rome (Antoninus Pius), bronze, sestertii (Diva Faustina/standing Vesta) (141 CE)
From SILVER
141 CE - 141 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | DIVA-FAVSTINA (Latin).Draped bust of Faustina I right, hair coiled and bound on top of the head with double bands of pearls, border of dots. |
| Reverse: | AVGV-STA / S - C (Latin).Veiled Vesta standing left, leaning with right hand on long flaming torch and holding palladium in left hand, border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Rome | Ancient region: | Latium | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | Antoninus Pius (Roman emperor, 138-161 AD), Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 141 CE | to | 141 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 29.00 | Denomination: | sestertius | 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.]]1Beckmann 2012, p. 153-168 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RIC III, n° 1124 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 88 | 67.18 | 88 | 42.11 | |
| 2 | 27 | 20.61 | 54 | 25.84 | AF1, AG7, G13, E5, E7, E8, EC2, EC19, FP1, FP3, FP6, MD1, MD2, MD4, MD5, MD8, MD9, PA5, PA13, PA18, PA24, PA29, PA33, PA42, T4, T12, T14 |
| 3 | 8 | 6.11 | 24 | 11.48 | CP1, CW2, E1, E9, EC9, MD6, T7, T15 |
| 4 | 2 | 1.53 | 8 | 3.83 | E6, EC12 |
| 5 | 3 | 2.29 | 15 | 7.18 | CW1, EC5, PA21 |
| 6 | 1 | 0.76 | 6 | 2.87 | F4 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.53 | 14 | 6.7 | EC11, FP5 |
| Total | 131 of 131 | 100.01 | 209 of 209 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 131 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 88 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 209 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.6 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 67.18 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 282.49 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 5,649,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 351.01 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 57.89% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,479.7 |
| 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 | 3,699.25 |
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