Tiberias, bronze, asses (wreath/plam branch) (29-30 CE)
From SILVER
29 CE - 30 CE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | TIBEPIAC (Greek).TIBE PIAC within wreath |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | HPWΔOY TETPAPXOY (Greek).HPWΔOY TETPAPXOY, L ΛΓ (year 33 = AD 29/30) in fields, palm branch upright |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tiberias | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Judaea | Modern countryModern country: Israel | 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: | Herod Antipas (tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, 4 BC-39 AD), Tiberius (Roman emperor, 14-37 AD) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 29 CE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 30 CE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 6.0 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | as
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
Tiberias_Herodus_antipas.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Kogon - Fontanille 20181Kogon - Fontanille 2018, Series C, type n° 7, dénomination II. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
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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). |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2.41 | |
| 6 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 7.23 | |
| 18 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 21.69 | |
| 57 | 1 | 25 | 57 | 68.67 | |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 83 of 83 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 23 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 83 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 20.75 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.61 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 5.75 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 3.89 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 77,800 |
| 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) | 4.2 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00107 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 42,673.52 |
| 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 | 106,683.8 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Kogon, Aaron, J. - Fontanille, Jean-Philippe, The Coinage of Herod Antipas : A Study and Die Classification of the Earliest Coins of Galilee, Ancient Judaism and early Christianity, volume 102, Leiden, 2018, xiii, 123 pages : illustrations, map ; 30 cm..
