S 1568 - Paestum, bronze, semisses (89-80 BCE)
From SILVER
89 BCE - 80 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate head of Neptune to right, with mark of value (s) behind his nec |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠAIS / S Q (Latin).Decorated trident. Crawford, Paestum 13. HN III 1220. SNG ANS 728. Very fine. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Poseidonia | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Lucania | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 89 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 80 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 4.90 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | semis
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Carbone 20181Carbone 2018 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1220 | ||
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). |
| 12 | 1 | 50 | 12 | 37.5 | 1 |
| 20 | 1 | 50 | 20 | 62.5 | 2 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 32 of 32 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 4 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 32 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 16 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 8 |
| 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) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 1.97 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 39,400 |
| 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) | 2.13 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00081 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 32,487.31 |
| 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 | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 81,218.27 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Carbone, Federico (2018), "Riconiazioni e cambi d’uso nella moneta di Paestum", in M. Cipriani, A. Pontrandolfo, M. Scafuro (eds.), Dialoghi sull'Archeologia della Magna Grecia e del Mediterraneo. Atti del II Convegno Internazionale di Studi, Paestum, p. 443-450
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
