Utica (Tiberius), asses (9g) (Tiberius/seated veiled Livia) (14-21 CE)
From SILVER
14 CE - 21 CE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVG IM (Latin).Bare head of Tiberius, left |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | M M IVL VTIC P P D D (Latin).Livia veiled, holding patera and sceptre, seated, right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Utica | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | 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: | Roman Empire, Tiberius (Roman emperor, 14-37 AD) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 14 CE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 21 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 | 9.00 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | as
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StandardStandard.: | Roman |
Image
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Villemur 2024b, p. 73-77 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RPC I, n° 721-6 | ||
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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). |
| 1 | 5 | 23.81 | 5 | 6.49 | I3, III2, IV2, IV4, VII5 |
| 2 | 5 | 23.81 | 10 | 12.99 | I2, V3, VI1, VII1, VII4 |
| 3 | 4 | 19.05 | 12 | 15.58 | I1, II1, IV3, VII3 |
| 4 | 2 | 9.52 | 8 | 10.39 | IV1, VII2 |
| 5 | 1 | 4.76 | 5 | 6.49 | V4 |
| 6 | 1 | 4.76 | 6 | 7.79 | VIII1 |
| 7 | 1 | 4.76 | 7 | 9.09 | III1 |
| 11 | 1 | 4.76 | 11 | 14.29 | V1 |
| 13 | 1 | 4.76 | 13 | 16.88 | V2 |
| Total | 21 of 21 | 99.99 | 77 of 77 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 21 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 46 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 77 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.67 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.19 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 23.81 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 25.03 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 500,600 |
| 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) | 28.88 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00015 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 93.51% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 6,152.62 |
| 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 | 15,381.54 |
Remarks
Most likely two workstations
References
- ^ Villemur, Patrick (2024), Le monnayage du municipe romain d'Utique (Afrique proconsulaire), Numismatica Antiqua 16, Bordeaux, Ausonius, 195 p.
- ^ 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.
