Thessalonica (Roman Republic), bronze, ca 7.5g (Dionysus/Pegasus) (114-110 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 8611


114 BCE - 110 BCE Bronze

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ (Greek).Pegasus right. In the field, ear of cereal and crescent.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Thessalonica Ancient regionAncient region.: Macedon Modern countryModern country: Greece AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: Roman Republic
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 114 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 110 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 7.50 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: StandardStandard.:
Image
]]Thessalonica_Dionysus_Pegasus.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Kourempanas 2016, τύπος 6.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 3.1, n° 724
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 9 56.25 9 26.47 E4, E7, E10, E11, E12, E13, E14, E15, E16
2 2 12.5 4 11.76 E3, E8
3 3 18.75 9 26.47 E2, E6, E9
6 2 12.5 12 35.29 E1, E5
Total 16 of 16 100 34 of 34 99.99
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) 16 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ 9
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 31 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 34
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 2.13 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.1
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.94 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ 56.25 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ 24.77 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ 495,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) 30.22 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ 0.00007
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) 73.53% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ 2,745.26
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ n.a. Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ 6,863.14
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Kourempanas, Theodoros (2016), "Τα ελληνιστικά νομίσματα της Θεσσαλονίκης" , Athens, p. 112, pl. 13.
  2. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.