Thessalonica (Roman Republic), bronze, ca 14g (Poseidon/prow) (120-100 BCE)
From SILVER
120 BCE - 100 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Poseidon right. (In the field, E.) |
| Reverse: | ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙ(ΚΗΣ) (Greek).Prow to right. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Thessalonica | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 120 BCE | to | 100 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 14.00 | 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 8. | ||
| 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° 731 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 14 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 6 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 27 | Number of coins (n) | 31 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.21 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.15 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.93 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 42.86 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 21.05 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 421,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 25.53 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 80.65% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,945.37 |
| 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 | 7,363.42 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
