S 1861 - Perge, bronze (Artemis/Sphinx) (50-40 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 13105

50 BCE - 40 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Bust of Artemis r.
Reverse:	ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔOΣ / ΠΕΡΓΑΙΑΣ (Greek).Spinx r. or l.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Perge

Ancient region:

Pamphylia

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Chronology

From

50 BCE

to

40 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

2.30

Denomination:

Standard:

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Colin 1996, p. 78-79
Coin series reference:
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/perge colin 1996 8

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	2	20	2	6.06	4/6, 4/7
2	2	20	4	12.12	4/1, 4/3
3	2	20	6	18.18	4/4, 4/5
4	1	10	4	12.12	4/2
5	1	10	5	15.15	1/1
6	2	20	12	36.36	2/1, 3/1
Total	10 of 10	100	33 of 33	99.99

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	10	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	2
Number of reverse dies (r)	20	Number of coins (n)	33
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	3.3	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.65
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	2	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	20 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	12.29	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	245,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	14.35	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00013
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	93.94%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	5,370.22
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	13,425.55

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation