S 689 - Saetabis, bronze, asses (double units) (150-100 BCE)
From SILVER
150 BCE - 100 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bare male head right, slight drapery on neck, scepter behind |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | "saiti" (transcription) (Iberic).Horseman riding right, holding palm frond |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Saetabis | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Hispania Citerior | Modern countryModern country: Spain | 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. | 150 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 100 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 23.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | As (double) | StandardStandard.: |
Image
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S 689 - Saetabis, bronze, As (double), 150-100 BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Ripollès 20071Ripollès 2007, p. 128-135 (Group II.1) | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | ACIP2ACIP, n° 2045 | ||
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 | 1 | 4.76 | 1 | 0.7 | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | 9.52 | 4 | 2.8 | 12, 13 |
| 3 | 4 | 19.05 | 12 | 8.39 | 5, 10, 15, 21 |
| 4 | 1 | 4.76 | 4 | 2.8 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 14.29 | 15 | 10.49 | 7, 8, 16 |
| 6 | 2 | 9.52 | 12 | 8.39 | 6, 9 |
| 7 | 1 | 4.76 | 7 | 4.9 | 18 |
| 8 | 2 | 9.52 | 16 | 11.19 | 11, 19 |
| 9 | 1 | 4.76 | 9 | 6.29 | 14 |
| 11 | 1 | 4.76 | 11 | 7.69 | 4 |
| 12 | 1 | 4.76 | 12 | 8.39 | 2 |
| 19 | 1 | 4.76 | 19 | 13.29 | 3 |
| 21 | 1 | 4.76 | 21 | 14.69 | 1 |
| Total | 21 of 21 | 99.98 | 143 of 143 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 21 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 46 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 143 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 6.81 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.11 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.19 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4.76 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 22.22 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 444,400 |
| 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) | 24.61 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00032 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.3% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 12,871.29 |
| 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 | 32,178.22 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
