S 1502 - Rome, silver, denarii (RRC 408/1 Piso Frugi - 61 BCE)
From SILVER
61 BCE - 61 BCE Silver 17,041 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo to right, hair bound with taenia, behind, human ear. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | C · PISO · L · F FRVG (Latin).Horseman galloping right, leaning forward and holding reins in left hand, above, sequence mark |
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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 61 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 61 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver 
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 3.90 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | denarius
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Hersh 19761Hersh 1976 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RRC2RRC, n° 408/1 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 203 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 28 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 223 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 1224 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 6.03 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 5.49 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.1 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 13.79 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 218.47 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 4,369,400 |
| 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) | 243.36 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00028 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.71% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 11,205.2 |
| 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 | 17,041 kg <br /> 17,041 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 28,013 |
Remarks
Most likely more than 2 workstations
