Thessalonica (Roman Republic), bronze, ca 8g (Zeus/two goats) (110-90 BCE)
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110 BCE - 90 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. |
| Reverse: | ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ (Greek).Two goats rearing at each other (In the field, 1 or 2 monograms). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Thessalonica | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 110 BCE | to | 90 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 8.00 | 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 11. | ||
| 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° 726 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 24 | 53.33 | 24 | 28.24 | E4 (issue 29), E6 (issue 29), E7 (issue 29), E1 (issue 30), E2 (issue 30), E3 (issue 30), E6 (issue 30), E2 (issue 31), E3 (issue 31), E6 (issue 31), E9 (issue 31), E11 (issue 31), E14 (issue 31), E17 (issue 31), E19 (issue 31), E20 (issue 31), E21 (issue 31), E22 (issue 31), E24 (issue 31), E25 (issue 31), E26 (issue 31), E27 (issue 31), E29 (issue 31), E30 (issue 31) |
| 2 | 12 | 26.67 | 24 | 28.24 | E2 (issue 29), E5 (issue 30), E1 (issue 31), E2 (issue 31), E4 (issue 31), E5 (issue 31), E7 (issue 31), E8 (issue 31), E10 (issue 31), E12 (issue 31), E15 (issue 31), E18 (issue 31) |
| 3 | 4 | 8.89 | 12 | 14.12 | E5 (issue 29), E7 (issue 30), E13 (issue 31), E16 (issue 31) |
| 4 | 3 | 6.67 | 12 | 14.12 | E1 (issue 29), E3 (issue 29), E4 (issue 30) |
| 6 | 2 | 4.44 | 12 | 14.12 | E1 (issue 32), E23 (issue 31) |
| Total | 45 of 45 | 100 | 84 of 85 | 98.84 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 45 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 24 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 69 | Number of coins (n) | 85 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.89 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.23 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.53 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 53.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 77.55 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,551,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 95.63 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00005 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 71.76% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,192.13 |
| 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 | 5,480.34 |
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