Sicily (uncertain mint), silver, denarii (RRC 511/3) (Sextus Pompeius) (42-40 BCE)
From SILVER
42 BCE - 40 BCE Silver 1,825 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | MAG·PIVS·IMP·ITER (Latin).Head of Pompey the Great, right. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | PRAEF CLAS·ET·ORAE / MARIT·EX·S·C or ORAE·MARIT·ET / CLAS·EX·S·C or ORAE·MARIT·ET / CLAS·S·C (Latin).Neptune standing left, wearing diadem, holding aplustre in right hand and cloak over left arm, placing right foot on prow, on either side, one of the Catanean brothers, bearing his father on his shoulders. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sicily (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 42 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 40 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 3.69 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | denarius
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
Rrc_511_3.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | DeRose Evans 19871DeRose Evans 1987, p.137-150 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RRC2RRC, 511/3 | ||
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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 | 1 | 0.27 | 25 |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.1 | 24 |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.37 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 3.85 | 11, 12 |
| 8 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 4.4 | 16, 20 |
| 9 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 4.95 | 7, 15 |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 13 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.57 | 6 |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 7.69 | 1, 22 |
| 15 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 12.36 | 9, 10, 21 |
| 18 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.95 | 14 |
| 19 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 5.22 | 8 |
| 20 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 5.49 | 5 |
| 22 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 6.04 | 18 |
| 23 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 12.64 | 17, 23 |
| 25 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.87 | 13 |
| 28 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 7.69 | 19 |
| 30 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 8.24 | 2 |
| Total | 25 of 25 | 100 | 364 of 364 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 25 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 37 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 364 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 14.56 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 9.84 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.48 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 24.73 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 494,600 |
| 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) | 26.84 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00074 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.73% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 29,437.93 |
| 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 | 1,825 kg <br /> 1,825 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 73,594.82 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
