Saetabis, silver, didrachms (Hercules/eagle with open wings) (220-200 BCE)
From SILVER
220 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 222 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Hercules r. |
| Reverse: | "saitabikitarban" (transcription) (Iberic).Eagle with open wings |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Saetabis | Ancient region: | Hispania Citerior | Modern country: Spain | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 220 BCE | to | 200 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 6.85 | Denomination: | didrachm
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Standard: |
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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.]]1Ripollès 2007, p. 127 (Group I.1) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2ACIP, n° 2028, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Ripollès 2007, Group I.1 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 100 | 2 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 2 of 2 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 1 | Number of coins (n) | 2 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.62 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 32,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,469.14 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 222 kg <br /> 222 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,172.84 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
