H 252 - Apamea, silver, cistophori (90-67 BCE) Kleiner

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7952

90 BCE - 67 BCE Silver 11,128 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Cista mystica with serpent, all within ivy-wreath
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	ΑΠΑ (Greek).Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Apamea

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Phrygia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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 Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

90 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

67 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Silver

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

12.50

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

cistophorus

StandardStandard.:

Cistophoric

Image

H252 Apameia cistophori (90-67).jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Kleiner 19791Kleiner 1979
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear II2Sear II, n° 5113-5114, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 252

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	8	20	8	4.04	4, 5, 13, 18, 20, 22, 28, 40
2	2	5	4	2.02	15, 16
3	8	20	24	12.12	12, 17, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 35
4	6	15	24	12.12	1, 3, 11, 14, 23, 36
5	2	5	10	5.05	7, 34
6	2	5	12	6.06	2, 10
8	5	12.5	40	20.2	6, 9, 21, 37, 39
9	3	7.5	27	13.64	8, 32, 38
10	2	5	20	10.1	19, 33
13	1	2.5	13	6.57	30
16	1	2.5	16	8.08	29
Total	40 of 40	100	198 of 198	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	40	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	8
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	168	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	198
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	4.95	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.18
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	4.2	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	20 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	44.51	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	890,200
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)	50.13	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00022
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	95.96%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	8,896.88
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	11,128 kg <br /> 11,128 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	22,242.19

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation