S 1678 - Arse-Saguntum, bronze, asses (72-30 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 10853

72 BCE - 30 BCE Bronze

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	(Iberic).Head of Roma with helmet on right, Iberian legend BiKuLAKoS on front and BaLKaLTuR on back
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	SAGV (Latin) "Arse" (Iberic) (Iberic; Latin).Ship's prow right, in front caduceus, above legend SAGV, below Iberian legend ARSE

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.

72 BCE

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

30 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.:

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

13.50

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

as

StandardStandard.:

Image

S 1678 - Arse-Saguntum, bronze, asses (72-30 BCE).jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Ripollès - Llorens 20021Ripollès - Llorens 2002, p. 464-473, n° 383-397: O201-207/ R275-283 (Period IV)
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).
3	1	14.29	3	2.78	207
4	1	14.29	4	3.7	202
10	1	14.29	10	9.26	205
13	1	14.29	13	12.04	204
22	1	14.29	22	20.37	201
26	1	14.29	26	24.07	203
30	1	14.29	30	27.78	206
Total	7 of 7	100.03	108 of 108	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	7	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	9	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	108
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	15.43	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	12
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.29	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	%
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	6.9	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	138,000
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)	7.49	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00078
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	31,304.35
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	78,260.87

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation See chart p. 204