Edessa (Mesopotamia), bronze (Caracalla) (198-217 AD)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 25789


197 BCE - 217 BCE Bronze

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: M AVR ANTONINVS PF AVG (Latin).Bearded bust of Caracalla wearing a laureate crown and facing right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: COL MET ANTONINIANA AVR ALEX (Latin).Bust of Tyche wearing a mural crown, draped and veiled, facing right
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Edessa Ancient regionAncient region.: Mesopotamia Modern countryModern country: Greece 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
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 197 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 217 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Roman from 30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 3.30 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: StandardStandard.:
Image
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References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Edward Dandrow 20161Edward Dandrow 2016, p. .183-206
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SNG Milan XII2SNG Milan XII, 4, 84, 17, SNG Righetti 25633SNG Righetti 2563, CNG 2034CNG 203, 418



Obverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 58 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  33
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 85 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 128
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 2.21 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.51
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.47 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  56.9 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  87.4 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  1,748,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 106.06 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00007
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 74.22% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  2,929.06
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  n.a. Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  7,322.65
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Dandrow, Edward (2016), "The Latin Coins of Caracalla from Edessa in Osrhoene", The Numismatic Chronicle, p. .183-206.
  2. ^ SNG Milan XII 
  3. ^ SNG Righetti 2563 
  4. ^ CNG 203