S 524 - Minoa (Caracalla), bronze (Caracalla/Tyche) (211-217 CE)
From SILVER
211 CE - 217 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | AYT KAI M AY(P) ANTΩNEINOC (Greek).Bust of Caracalle, right, laureate, border of dots. |
| Reverse: | MINOHΤΩΝ (Greek).The city-goddess Tyche standing facing, head left, she wears polo, long chiton and mantle, holding cornocupia in left hand, and rudder in right, border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Minoa | Ancient region: | Cyclades | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Caracalla (Roman emperor, 198-217 AD), Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 211 CE | to | 217 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 4.80 | Denomination: | Module C | Standard: |
Image
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Liampi 2004, p. 105, n° 42-43 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 33.33 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 66.67 | 4 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 3 of 3 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 3 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.81 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 96,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 66.67% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,247.4 |
| 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 | 3,118.5 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Liampi, Katerini (2004), "The coinage of Amorgos: Aigiale, Arkesine, Minoa and the koinon of the Amorgians", Revue Numismatique, 160, p. 63-109, pl. 5-9.
