S 1569 - Saetabis, bronze, 1/4 units (150-50 BCE)
From SILVER
150 BCE - 30 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | (Iberic).Pelta, enc. en ibérico y retrógrada IKoRTaS. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ("saiti(r)" (Iberic).Amorcillo cabalgando sobre un delfín a der., debajo en ibérico SAITiR |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Saetabis | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Hispania Citerior | Modern countryModern country: Spain | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 150 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 30 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 2.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | 1/4 unit
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
S 692 - Saetabis, bronze, 1-4 unit, 150-30 BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Ripollès 20071Ripollès 2007, p. 153-156 and 161-163 (Groups II.4-II.6, V.2-3) | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | ACIP2ACIP, n° 2033 | ||
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 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1.64 | II.5b/3 |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3.28 | II.5a/1 |
| 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 9.84 | II.5c/1, II.6/1 |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6.56 | V.2b/1 |
| 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9.84 | V.3/1 |
| 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11.48 | II.5b/2 |
| 8 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 13.11 | II.5b/1 |
| 12 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 19.67 | II.4/1 |
| 15 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 24.59 | V.2a/1 |
| Total | 10 of 10 | 100 | 61 of 61 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 10 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 12 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 61 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 6.1 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 5.08 |
| 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 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 10.74 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 214,800 |
| 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) | 11.96 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00028 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.36% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 11,359.4 |
| 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 | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 28,398.51 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
