S 1480 - Rome, gold, aurei (RRC 28/1 - 118-116 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 10328


118 BCE - 116 BCE Gold 57,800 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Laureate Janiform head of the Dioscuri, below, XXX
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ROMA (Latin).Oath taking scene with two warriors, one Roman and the other representing the Italian allies, standing facing each other, holding spears and touching with their swords a pig held by a figure kneeling between them. In exergue, ROMA
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 Republic
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 118 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 116 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.:
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Gold Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 6.80 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: aureus StandardStandard.:
Image
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References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Campana 19981Campana 1998
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: RRC2RRC, n° 28/1



Obverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 17 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. 
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 17 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 25
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 1.47 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.47
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  42.5 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  850,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 53.13 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00003
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) % Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  1,176.47
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  57,800 kg <br /> 57,800 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  2,941.18
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Campana, Alberto (1998), “Monete d’oro della Repubblica Romana. I – Serie con scena del giuramento (circa 225 a.c.)”, Panorama Numismatico, 123, p. 4-11 and 124, 12-16.
  2. ^  Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge