Thessalonica (Roman Republic), bronze, ca 10.5g (Roma/ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ) (140-125 BCE)
From SILVER
140 BCE - 125 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Rome right, wearing winged helmet. |
| Reverse: | ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ (Greek).Legend, 1 or 2 monogram(s) (star or ear of grain ) within a oak wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Thessalonica | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 140 BCE | to | 125 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 10.50 | Denomination: | 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.]]1Kourempanas 2016, τύπος 1. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 3.1, n° 720 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 7 | 46.67 | 7 | 13.73 | E2 (issue 2), E4 (issue 2), E5 (issue 2), E1 (issue 3), E3 (issue 3), E5 (issue 3) |
| 2 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 11.76 | E1 (issue 1), E1 (issue 2), E4 (issue 3) |
| 3 | 1 | 6.67 | 3 | 5.88 | E2 (issue 1) |
| 4 | 1 | 6.67 | 4 | 7.84 | E3 (issue 2) |
| 7 | 1 | 6.67 | 7 | 13.73 | E2 (issue 3) |
| 12 | 2 | 13.33 | 24 | 47.06 | E1 (issue 4), E2 (issue 3) |
| Total | 15 of 15 | 100.01 | 51 of 51 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 15 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 27 | Number of coins (n) | 51 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.89 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.8 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 46.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 18.27 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 365,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 21.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 86.27% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,582.92 |
| 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 | 13,957.31 |
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