Thelpusa, bronze (Apollo/wreath) (50-25 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 17564

50 BCE - 25 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Radiate head of Apollo right
Reverse:	ΘΕΛ (Greek).ΘΕΛ, within laurel wreath

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Thelpusa

Ancient region:

Peloponnesus

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chronology

From

50 BCE

to

25 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

4.50

Denomination:

Standard:

Image

]]Thelpusa bronze Apollo wreath.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.]]1Ziesmann 2022, p. 49-50
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	9	100	9	100	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Total	9 of 9	100	9 of 9	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	9	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	9
Number of reverse dies (r)	9	Number of coins (n)	9
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	100 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	529.41	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	10,588,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)		Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00000
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	0%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	34
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	85

Remarks