S 67 - Aradus, bronze, NC, 94-24 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9013

94 BCE - 24 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Bust of Astarte right
Reverse:	ΑΡΑΔΙΩΝ (Greek).Leaping zebu left

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Aradus

Ancient region:

Phoenicia

Modern country: Syria

Authority:

Chronology

From

94 BCE

to

24 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

6.80

Denomination:

Standard:

Image

]]S 67 - Aradus, bronze, NC, 94-24 BC.jpg [1]

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. 109-112, no. 4422-4602 (series 12).
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	18	40.91	18	10.23	3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 31, 35, 36, 38, 44
2	6	13.64	12	6.82	4, 17, 22, 25, 30, 40
3	6	13.64	18	10.23	5, 7, 37, 41, 42, 43
4	2	4.55	8	4.55	2, 12
5	2	4.55	10	5.68	29, 34
6	2	4.55	12	6.82	11, 13
7	2	4.55	14	7.95	1, 28
8	1	2.27	8	4.55	18
11	1	2.27	11	6.25	39
13	1	2.27	13	7.39	23
16	2	4.55	32	18.18	24, 32
20	1	2.27	20	11.36	33
Total	44 of 44	100.02	176 of 176	100.01

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	44	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	18
Number of reverse dies (r)	129	Number of coins (n)	176
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	4	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.36
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	2.93	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	40.91 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	51.27	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	1,025,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	58.67	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00017
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	89.77%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	6,865.61
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	17,164.03

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation