S 1773 - Turiazu, bronze, unit (Group I-VI) (140-70 BCE)
From SILVER
140 BCE - 70 BCE Bronze
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Around three Iberian letters: Ca, S and Tu (Iberian).Bearded male head to right, |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | below Iberian legend: TuRIASU (Iberian).Horseman with spear right |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Turiazu | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Hispania Citerior | Modern countryModern country: Spain | 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. | 140 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 70 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze ![]() |
Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 10.00 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | unit ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Image

S1773 Turiazu bronze.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Gozalbes 20091Gozalbes 2009, p. 189-191 (Groups I-II), 194 (Group III), 229-231 (Group V) and 234 (Group VI) | ||
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). |
1 | 4 | 14.81 | 4 | 1.4 | 2, 366, 371, 397 |
2 | 1 | 3.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 |
3 | 2 | 7.41 | 6 | 2.11 | 25, 364 |
4 | 2 | 7.41 | 8 | 2.81 | 17, 396 |
5 | 3 | 11.11 | 15 | 5.26 | 368, 369, 370 |
7 | 2 | 7.41 | 14 | 4.91 | 24, 367 |
8 | 3 | 11.11 | 24 | 8.42 | 365, 373, 395 |
11 | 1 | 3.7 | 11 | 3.86 | 5 |
12 | 1 | 3.7 | 12 | 4.21 | 1 |
14 | 1 | 3.7 | 14 | 4.91 | 362 |
18 | 1 | 3.7 | 18 | 6.32 | 363 |
19 | 1 | 3.7 | 19 | 6.67 | 18 |
21 | 2 | 7.41 | 42 | 14.74 | 15, 372 |
23 | 1 | 3.7 | 23 | 8.07 | 374 |
35 | 1 | 3.7 | 35 | 12.28 | 16 |
38 | 1 | 3.7 | 38 | 13.33 | 4 |
Total | 27 of 27 | 99.97 | 285 of 285 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 27 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 4 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 25 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 285 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 10.56 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 11.4 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.93 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 14.81 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 27.3 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 546,000 |
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) | 29.83 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00052 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.6% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 20,879.12 |
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 | 52,197.8 |
Remarks