Thessalonica (Roman Republic), bronze, ca 4.5g (Heracles/club) (135-115 BCE)
From SILVER
135 BCE - 115 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Herakles right. Border of dots |
| Reverse: | ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ (Greek).Club. In the field, 2 monograms. All within oak wreath |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Thessalonica | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 135 BCE | to | 115 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 4.50 | Denomination: | Standard: |
Image
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, τύποι 3. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 8 | 66.67 | 8 | 42.11 | E1 (issue 5), E3 (issue 5), E1 (issue 6), E1 (issue 7), E1 (issue 16), E3 (issue 16), E5 (issue 16), E6 (issue 16) |
| 2 | 2 | 16.67 | 4 | 21.05 | E2 (issue 5), E4 (issue 16) |
| 3 | 1 | 8.33 | 3 | 15.79 | E2 (issue 6) |
| 4 | 1 | 8.33 | 4 | 21.05 | E2 (issue 16) |
| Total | 12 of 12 | 100 | 19 of 19 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 8 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 16 | Number of coins (n) | 19 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.58 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.19 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 66.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 26.2 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 524,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 32.57 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 57.89% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,450.38 |
| 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 | 3,625.95 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Kourempanas, Theodoros (2016), "Τα ελληνιστικά νομίσματα της Θεσσαλονίκης" , Athens, p. 112, pl. 13.
