Tralles, silver, cistophori (cista/bow case between two snakes) (85-77 BCE)
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85 BCE - 77 BCE Silver 11,995 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Cista mystica, from which serpent emerges, within ivy wreath |
| Reverse: | ΠTOΛ above; to left, date above TPAΛ; to right, (Greek).Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Tralles | Ancient region: | Lydia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From | 85 BCE | to | 77 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 12.20 | Denomination: | cistophorus
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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.]]1Carbone 2021, p. 24 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 38 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 110 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.89 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 10.53 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 49.16 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 983,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 58.06 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00011 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.36% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,475.18 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 11,995 kg <br /> 11,995 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,187.96 |
Remarks
Likely military
References
- ^ Carbone, Lucia (2021), "Roman Taxation and Monetary Production: The Case of the Provincia Asia up to 48 BC," in M. Kelly and P. Pacha (eds.), Capitalism’s Past. An Inquiry into the Possibility of Pre-Modern Capitalism, p. 1-36.
