S 1329 - Thessalonica, bronze, 140-115 BC

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8700


140 BCE - 115 BCE Bronze

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ (Greek).Goat standing right. In the field, 1 or 2 monogram(s) (and symbol (star or ear of grain or plow)).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Thessalonica Ancient regionAncient region.: Macedon 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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 140 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 115 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 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 7.50 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: StandardStandard.:
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Kourempanas 20161Kourempanas 2016, τύπος 2.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:



Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 75 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  28
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 143 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 230
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 3.07 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.61
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.91 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  37.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  94.45 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  1,889,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 111.29 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00012
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 87.83% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  4,870.3
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.  12,175.75
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Kourempanas, Theodoros (2016), "Τα ελληνιστικά νομίσματα της Θεσσαλονίκης" , Athens, p. 112, pl. 13.