Milan (Olybrius), gold, solidi (bust of Olybrius/cross) (472 CE)
From SILVER
472 AD - 472 AD Gold 904 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | D/ DN ANICIVƧ OLVBRIVƧ AVG (Latin).Bust of Anicius Olybrius frontal, with cuirass and paludamentum on the right shoulder with a circular jeweled fibula from which three pendants descend and which appears to be surmounted by an element that cannot be clearly interpreted. The emperor wears a pearl diadem on his head which has an ornament in the center consisting of a large circular stone crowned by three elements ending in a pearl or gem. Hanging from the diadem are the pendilia that run down the sides of the face. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | R/ SALVUS MVNDI (Latin).Patent Latin cross. Along the edges it is decorated with a row of gems, while a larger circular stone is placed at the intersection of the arms. Two further gems decorate the wider portions of the horizontal arm. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Mediolanum | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Western Roman Empire | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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: | Anicius Olybrius |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 472 AD | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 472 AD | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Byzantine Empire |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Gold 
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 4.43 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | solidus | StandardStandard.: |
Image
Fig_11.png [Fig.11 (Solidus, Inv. St. 2019.01.459 - fotografia di Luciano Caldera, SABAP-CO-LC)]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Grazia Facchinetti 20191Grazia Facchinetti 2019, p. 205-228 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
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). |
| 10 | 1 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 10 of 10 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 1 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 10 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 10 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 10 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 1.02 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 20,400 |
| 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) | 1.11 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00049 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 19,607.84 |
| 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 | 904 kg <br /> 904 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 49,019.61 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Facchinetti, Grazia (2019), "Una emissione di solidi della zecca di Mediolanum a nome di Anicio Olibrio", Quaderni Ticinesi di Numismatica e Antichità Classica, 48, pp. 205-228
