S 49 - Aradus, bronze (Tyche/prow) (242-166 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 8876


242 BCE - 166 CE Bronze

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Tyche with mural crown to right. Border of dots.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: (Monogram of the city) (Greek).Athena promachos standing on prow to left, monogram and year abov. Border of dots.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Aradus Ancient regionAncient region.: Phoenicia Modern countryModern country: Syria 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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 242 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 166 CE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 5.50 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: StandardStandard.:
Image
]]S49 Arados bronze 242-166.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: "[[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 referenceReference to coin series study: "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 10, n° 75
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



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 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 obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) 40 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ 21
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 62 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 98
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 2.45 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.58
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.55 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ 52.5 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ 56.39 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ 1,127,800
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) 67.59 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ 0.00009
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) 78.57% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ 3,475.79
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 8,689.48
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Duyrat, Frédérique (2005), Arados hellénistique. Etude historique et monétaire, Beirut
  2. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 10. handbook of coins of the Southern Levant : Phoenicia, southern Koile Syria (including Judaea), and Arabia, Lancaster-London, lxxix, 201 p.