S 64 - Aradus, bronze, NC, 128-23 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9412

128 BCE - 23 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Head of Zeus right
Reverse:	Ship bow with Athena as figurehead

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Aradus

Ancient region:

Phoenicia

Modern country: Syria

Authority:

Chronology

From

128 BCE

to

23 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

3.00

Denomination:

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.]]1Duyrat 2005, p. 107, no. 4382-4404 (series 10).
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	4	44.44	4	18.18	3, 7, 8, 9
2	2	22.22	4	18.18	2, 4
3	1	11.11	3	13.64	5
4	1	11.11	4	18.18	1
7	1	11.11	7	31.82	6
Total	9 of 9	99.99	22 of 22	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	9	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	4
Number of reverse dies (r)	16	Number of coins (n)	22
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2.44	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.38
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.78	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	44.44 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	12.71	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	254,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	15.23	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00009
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	81.82%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	3,461.84
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	8,654.6

Remarks