Termessus Major, bronze (8g) (bust of Solymos/various types) (150-225 CE)
From SILVER
150 CE - 225 CE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | TEPMHCCEΩN (Greek).Bust of Solymos to left. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | COΛΥMOC (Greek).Solymos facing, head left, wearing a helmet, holding a spear. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Termessus Major | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Pisidia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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 Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 150 CE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 225 CE | 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.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 8.00 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
Image
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Kosmetatou 19971Kosmetatou 1997 | ||
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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 | 10 | 43.48 | 10 | 11.49 | 1, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24 |
| 2 | 5 | 21.74 | 10 | 11.49 | 2, 4, 6, 11, 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 8.7 | 6 | 6.9 | 5, 20 |
| 4 | 1 | 4.35 | 4 | 4.6 | 22 |
| 5 | 1 | 4.35 | 5 | 5.75 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 8.7 | 14 | 16.09 | 10, 13 |
| 13 | 1 | 4.35 | 13 | 14.94 | 7 |
| 25 | 1 | 4.35 | 25 | 28.74 | 18 |
| Total | 23 of 23 | 100.02 | 87 of 87 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 23 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 10 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 40 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 87 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.78 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.18 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.74 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 43.48 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 27.18 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 543,600 |
| 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) | 31.27 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00016 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 88.51% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 6,401.77 |
| 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 | 16,004.42 |
Remarks
O19 is missing
References
- ^ Kosmetatou, Elizabeth (1997), "The hero Solymos on the coinage of Termessos Major", Schweizerische numismatische Rundschau, 76, p. 41-64.
