Thessalonica (Roman Republic), bronze, ca 9g (Zeus/eagle on thunderbolt) (80-50 BCE)
From SILVER
80 BCE - 50 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath |
| Reverse: | ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ (Greek).Eagle, wings displayed, standing right on thunderbolt |
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 | 7.00 | 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 15. | ||
| 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° 729 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 6.06 | E3 |
| 4 | 2 | 40 | 8 | 24.24 | E1, E4 |
| 11 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 33.33 | E5 |
| 12 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 36.36 | E2 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 33 of 33 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 11 | Number of coins (n) | 33 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.6 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.31 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 106,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.89 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00031 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 12,429.38 |
| 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 | 31,073.45 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
