S 1675 - Arse-Saguntum, bronze, eights (195-130 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 10845

195 BCE - 130 BCE Bronze

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Shell
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	Dolphin r., crescent above, A and star below

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Arse-Saguntum

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:

Roman Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

195 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

130 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Bronze

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

1.60

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

eight

StandardStandard.:

Image

S 1675 - Arse, bronze, eights (195-130 BCE).jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Ripollès - Llorens 20021Ripollès - Llorens 2002, p. 414-423, n° 203-26: O114-139/ R145-188 (Period II)
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

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	9	30	9	4.66	114, 120, 122, 136, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143
2	4	13.33	8	4.15	123, 133, 135, 137
3	1	3.33	3	1.55	124
4	2	6.67	8	4.15	119, 141
6	3	10	18	9.33	115, 126, 134
7	2	6.67	14	7.25	131, 132
9	3	10	27	13.99	117, 127, 129
10	1	3.33	10	5.18	118
11	1	3.33	11	5.7	116
17	1	3.33	17	8.81	128
18	1	3.33	18	9.33	121
19	1	3.33	19	9.84	125
31	1	3.33	31	16.06	130
Total	30 of 30	99.98	193 of 193	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	30	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	9
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	50	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	193
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	6.43	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	3.86
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.67	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	30 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	31.98	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	639,600
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)	35.52	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00030
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	95.34%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	12,070.04
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	30,175.11

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation See chart p. 193