Tripolis (Antony), bronze, ca 10g (Antony/Fulvia) (42/41 BCE)
From SILVER
42 BCE - 41 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Bare head of Antony right |
| Reverse: | TPIΠOΛITΩN L ΓK (date) (Greek).Draped bust of Fulvia right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Tripolis | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: | Marcus Antonius (Roman politician and general, member of the Second Triumvirate, 83-30 BC), Roman Republic, Fulvia |
Chronology
| From | 42 BCE | to | 41 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 10.00 | 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.]]1Olivier - Aumaître 2017, p. 112-113 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RPC I, n° 4509 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 75 | 2 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 8 of 8 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 8 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.33 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 46,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.67 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,866.95 |
| 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 | 17,167.38 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Olivier, Julien - Aumaître, Héloïse (2017), "Antoine, Cléopâtre et le Levant. Le témoignage des monnaies", in L. Bricault et alii (éd.), Rome et les provinces. Monnayage et histoire. Mélanges offerts à Michel Amandry, Bordeaux, p. 105-122
- ^ Amandry, Michel - Burnett, Andrew - Ripolles, Pere Pau (1998), Roman provincial coinage. I. From the death of Caesar to the death of Vitellius (44 BC-AC 69), London-Paris, 2 vol., xvii + 812 p., 195 pl.
