S 1774 - Turiazu, bronze, halfs (Group II-V) (135-80 BCE)
From SILVER
135 BCE - 80 BCE Bronze
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bearded head right |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (Iberian).Horse galloping right |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Turiazu | 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. | 135 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 80 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 | 6.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | half | StandardStandard.: |
Image

S1774 Turiazu bronze halfs.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Gozalbes 20091Gozalbes 2009, p. 193 (Group II), 195 (Group III) | ||
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 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2.27 | 27 |
3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 6.82 | 26 |
9 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 20.45 | 20 |
12 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 27.27 | 375 |
19 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 43.18 | 9 |
Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 44 of 44 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 6 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 44 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 8.8 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 7.33 |
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 | 20 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 5.14 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 102,800 |
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) | 5.64 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00043 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.73% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 17,120.62 |
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 | 42,801.56 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Gozalbes, Manuel (2009), La ceca de Turiazu. Monedas celtibéricas en la Hispania republicana, Valencia, 276 p.