S 49 - Aradus, bronze (Tyche/prow) (242-166 BCE)
From SILVER
242 BCE - 166 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Tyche with mural crown to right. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | (Monogram of the city) (Greek).Athena promachos standing on prow to left, monogram and year abov. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Aradus | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Syria | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 242 BCE | to | 166 CE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 5.50 | Denomination: | Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Duyrat 2005, p. 44-45, n° 1357-1454 (Series I) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 10, n° 75 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 21 | 52.5 | 21 | 21.43 | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28, 30, 31, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40 |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8.16 | 1, 16, 33, 37 |
| 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 18.37 | 2, 10, 12, 23, 24, 27 |
| 4 | 3 | 7.5 | 12 | 12.24 | 20, 25, 29 |
| 5 | 3 | 7.5 | 15 | 15.31 | 11, 32, 34 |
| 6 | 1 | 2.5 | 6 | 6.12 | 13 |
| 7 | 1 | 2.5 | 7 | 7.14 | 17 |
| Total | 39 of 40 | 97.5 | 87 of 98 | 88.77 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 40 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 21 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 62 | Number of coins (n) | 98 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.45 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.58 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.55 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 52.5 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 56.39 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,127,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 67.59 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 78.57% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,475.79 |
| 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 | 8,689.48 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
