S 1197 - Mesembria, bronze 1.70g (Athena/pelta) (110-90 BCE)
From SILVER
110 BCE - 90 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with star. |
| Reverse: | ΜΕΣΑ (Greek).Legend in pelta (shield). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Mesembria | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Bulgaria | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 110 BCE | to | 90 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 1.69 | Denomination: | Standard: |
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Karayotov 2009, p. 388-389. | ||
| Coin series reference: | |||
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 13 | Number of coins (n) | 26 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.89 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.44 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 11.11 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 11.65 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 233,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 13.76 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00011 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.15% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,463.52 |
| 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 | 11,158.8 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Karayotov, Ivan (2009), The coinage of Mesambria. Vol. II. Bronze coins of Mesambria, Burgas.
