Rome (Hadrian), bronze, sestertii (Hadrian/seated Trajan) (117-118 CE)
From SILVER
117 CE - 118 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS AVG (Latin).Laurate bust of Hadrian r. |
| Reverse: | DIVVS TRAIAN AVG PARTH PATER (Latin).Divine Trajan seated l. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Rome | Ancient region: | Latium | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | Roman Empire, Trajan (Roman emperor, 98-117 AD), Hadrian (Roman emperor, 117-138 AD) |
Chronology
| From | 117 CE | to | 118 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 26.00 | 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.]]1Woytek 2022 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RIC II.3, n° 104-105 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 4 | 66.67 | 4 | 50 | 2, 4, 5, 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 33.33 | 4 | 50 | 1, 3 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100 | 8 of 8 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 8 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 66.67 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 18.97 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 379,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 24 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 50% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 843.44 |
| 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 | 2,108.59 |
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