Rome (Marcus Aurelius - Lucius Verus), silver, denarii (restitution Mark Antony - 165/166 CE)
From SILVER
165 CE - 166 CE Silver 4,884 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ANTONINVS AVGVR (Latin).Praetorian galley to left, III VIR R P C in exergue |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ANTONINVS ET VERVS AVG REST (Latin).Aquila between two signa, LEG-VI across fields |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Rome | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Latium | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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: | Roman Empire, Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor, 161-180 AD) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 165 CE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 166 CE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Roman from 30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver ![]() |
Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 3.40 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | denarius ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Image

S1597 Rome Marcus Aurelius Lucius Verus.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Baer 20201Baer 2020 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RIC III2RIC III, n° 443 |
Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
1 | 7 | 10.94 | 7 | 2.31 | 10, 20, 36, 39, 46, 55, 62 |
2 | 12 | 18.75 | 24 | 7.92 | 1, 3, 6, 15, 32, 34, 41, 44, 50, 54, 63, 64 |
3 | 7 | 10.94 | 21 | 6.93 | 12, 19, 24, 29, 40, 47, 53 |
4 | 6 | 9.38 | 24 | 7.92 | 8, 26, 30, 31, 56, 57 |
5 | 8 | 12.5 | 40 | 13.2 | 9, 13, 37, 42, 43, 45, 59, 61 |
6 | 6 | 9.38 | 36 | 11.88 | 7, 11, 14, 16, 17, 48 |
7 | 6 | 9.38 | 42 | 13.86 | 2, 4, 5, 21, 25, 38 |
8 | 6 | 9.38 | 48 | 15.84 | 18, 22, 23, 49, 52, 60 |
9 | 3 | 4.69 | 27 | 8.91 | 28, 35, 51 |
10 | 1 | 1.56 | 10 | 3.3 | 33 |
11 | 1 | 1.56 | 11 | 3.63 | 27 |
13 | 1 | 1.56 | 13 | 4.29 | 58 |
Total | 64 of 64 | 100.02 | 303 of 303 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 64 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 7 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 77 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 303 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.73 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.94 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 10.94 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 71.83 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,436,600 |
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 81.14 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00021 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.69% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 8,436.59 |
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 4,884 kg <br /> 4,884 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 21,091.47 |
Remarks
Most likely more than 2 workstations