S 1863 - Perge, bronze (temple/Nike) (30-20 BCE)
From SILVER
30 BCE - 20 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Distyle temple, with eagle in pediment and containing facing statue of Artemis of Perga |
| Reverse: | APTEMIΔOΣ ΠEPΓAIAΣ (Greek).Nike advancing left, holding wreath |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Perge | Ancient region: | Pamphylia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 30 BCE | to | 20 BCE | Period: Roman from 30 BC |
Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze |
Median weight in grams | 2.80 | 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. 81 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 66.67 | 2 | 18.18 | 2, 3 |
| 9 | 1 | 33.33 | 9 | 81.82 | 1 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 100 | 11 of 11 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 11 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.75 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 66.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.58 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 71,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.13 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00015 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 81.82% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,145.25 |
| 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 | 15,363.13 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Colin, Hans J. (1996), Die Münzen von Perge in Pamphylien aus hellenistischer Zeit, Köln, Kölner Münzkabinett Tyll Kroha, 101 p., 50 pl.