S 116 - Rome (Domitian), sestertii (81-82 CE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8543


81 CE - 82 CE Bronze

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Aerial view of the Flavian Amphitheatre (the Colosseum), on l., Meta Sudans and on r., porticoed building.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: DIVO AVG T DIVI VESP F VESPASIAN SC (Latin).Titus seated l. on curule chair, holding branch and roll, around, arms, below, S – C
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Rome Ancient regionAncient region.: Latium 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: Domitian (Roman emperor, 81-96 AD)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 81 CE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 82 CE 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 25.00 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: sesterce StandardStandard.:
Image
S 116 - Rome, sesterce, 81-82 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Elkins 20061Elkins 2006
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: RIC II.12RIC II.1, n° 131



Obverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 1 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. 
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 2 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) 5
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 2 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  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.  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  (O) 1.11 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00049
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) % Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  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)  n.a. Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  49,019.61
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Elkins, Nathan T. (2006), "The Flavian Colosseum Sestertii: Currency or Largess?", The Numismatic Chronicle, p. 211-21, pl. 31-2.
  2. ^ RIC II.1