Thessalonica (Roman Republic), bronze, ca 5.5g (Dionysus/standing goat) (80-50 BCE)
From SILVER
80 BCE - 50 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath. |
| Reverse: | ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ (Greek).Goat standing right. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Thessalonica | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 80 BCE | to | 50 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 5.50 | 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 16. | ||
| 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° 723 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 17 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 28 | Number of coins (n) | 42 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.47 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.65 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 11.76 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 23.85 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 477,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 28.56 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.24% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,522.01 |
| 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 | 8,805.03 |
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