Thessalonica (Roman Republic), bronze, ca 7.5g (Athena/galloping horse) (135-115 BCE)
From SILVER
135 BCE - 115 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena in Corinthian helmet to right. Border of dots |
| Reverse: | ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ (Greek).Horse galopping right. (In the field, snake, palm, caduceus, thunderbolt or star). |
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 | 7.50 | 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, τύπος 5. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 32 | 61.54 | 32 | 36.36 | E4 (issue 18), E5 (issue 18), E6 (issue 18), E9 (issue 18), E10 (issue 18), E12 (issue 18), E2 (issue 19), E3 (issue 19), E4 (issue 19), E5 (issue 19), E6 (issue 19), E8 (issue 19), E2 (issue 20), E5 (issue 20), E6 (issue 20), E8 (issue 20), E9 (issue 20), E10 (issue 20), E11 (issue 20), E12 (issue 20), E2 (issue 21), E4 (issue 21), E5 (issue 21), E6 (issue 21), E7 (issue 21), E8 (issue 21), E2 (issue 22), E5 (issue 22), E6 (issue 22), E7 (issue 22), E4 (issue 23), E5 (issue 23) |
| 2 | 14 | 26.92 | 28 | 31.82 | E2 (issue 18), E3 (issue 18), E7 (issue 18), E8 (issue 18), E11 (issue 18), E1 (issue 19), E7 (issue 19), E1 (issue 20), E4 (issue 20), E3 (issue 21), E1 (issue 22), E3 (issue 22), E1 (issue 23), E3 (issue 23) |
| 3 | 1 | 1.92 | 3 | 3.41 | E7 (issue 20) |
| 4 | 3 | 5.77 | 12 | 13.64 | E1 (issue 18), E4 (issue 20), E4 (issue 22) |
| 6 | 1 | 1.92 | 6 | 6.82 | E2 (issue 23) |
| 7 | 1 | 1.92 | 7 | 7.95 | E1 (issue 21) |
| Total | 52 of 52 | 99.99 | 88 of 88 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 52 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 32 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 68 | Number of coins (n) | 88 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.69 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.29 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.31 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 61.54 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 102.63 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 2,052,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 127.11 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 63.64% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,714.9 |
| 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 | 4,287.25 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Kourempanas, Theodoros (2016), "Τα ελληνιστικά νομίσματα της Θεσσαλονίκης" , Athens, p. 112, pl. 13.
