S 690 - Saetabis, bronze, units (150-50 BCE)
From SILVER
150 BCE - 50 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed male head right, palm frond behind |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | "saiti(r)" (Iberic).Warrior, holding spear, on horseback right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Saetabis | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 150 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 50 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 | 13.00 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | unit
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
S 690 - Saetabis, bronze, unit, 150-50 BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Ripollès 20071Ripollès 2007, p. 136-150 (Groups II.2, III.1, V.1, VI.1) | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | ACIP2ACIP, n° 2031 | ||
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 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.32 | II.18, II.25 |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0.97 | II.13, II.21, II.33 |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.97 | II.34, V.1 |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1.94 | II.12, II.35, III.6 |
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 3.23 | II.8, II.10, II.17, II.20 |
| 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 3.87 | II.29, II.30, II.40, V.2 |
| 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 4.52 | II.2, II.37, III.5, VI.2 |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1.29 | II.6 |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 2.9 | II.19, III.2 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 6.45 | II.3, II.9, II.23, III.4 |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1.77 | II.32 |
| 15 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 7.26 | II.11, II.15, II.31 |
| 16 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 7.74 | II.38, III.1, III.3 |
| 17 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 8.23 | II.1, II.7, II.14 |
| 18 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 2.9 | II.16 |
| 19 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 3.06 | II.27 |
| 20 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 6.45 | II.24, II.36 |
| 22 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 7.1 | II.22, II.39 |
| 25 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 4.03 | II.4 |
| 26 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 4.19 | II.26 |
| 37 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 5.97 | II.28 |
| 41 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 6.61 | II.5 |
| 51 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 8.23 | VI.1 |
| Total | 50 of 50 | 100 | 620 of 620 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 50 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 89 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 620 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 12.4 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 6.97 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.78 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 49.95 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 999,000 |
| 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) | 54.39 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00062 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.68% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 24,824.82 |
| 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 | 62,062.06 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
