Sicily (uncertain mint), silver, denarii (RRC 511/2) (42-40 BCE)
From SILVER
42 BCE - 40 BCE Silver 826 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | MAG·PIVS·IMP·ITER (Latin).Diademed head of Neptune right, trident over shoulder |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | PRA͡EF·CLAS·ET·ORA͡E·M͡A͡RIT·EX·S·C or PRA͡EF·CLAS·ET·ORA͡E·M͡A͡RI·T͡EX·S·C (Latin).Trophy with trident above and anchor below, prow-stem on left and aplustre on right, two heads of Scylla at base. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sicily (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Sicily | 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. | 42 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 40 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Roman from 30 BC 
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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 | 3.79 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | denarius
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
Denarius_511_2.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | DeRose Evans 19871DeRose Evans 1987, p.131-137 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RRC2RRC, 511/2 | ||
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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). |
| 4 | 1 | 9.09 | 4 | 2.56 | 11 |
| 10 | 1 | 9.09 | 10 | 6.41 | 8 |
| 11 | 3 | 27.27 | 33 | 21.15 | 6, 7, 9 |
| 12 | 1 | 9.09 | 12 | 7.69 | 1 |
| 13 | 1 | 9.09 | 13 | 8.33 | 4 |
| 14 | 1 | 9.09 | 14 | 8.97 | 3 |
| 21 | 1 | 9.09 | 21 | 13.46 | 5 |
| 23 | 1 | 9.09 | 23 | 14.74 | 2 |
| 26 | 1 | 9.09 | 26 | 16.67 | 10 |
| Total | 11 of 11 | 99.99 | 156 of 156 | 99.98 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 11 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 15 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 156 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 14.18 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 10.4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.36 | 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 | 10.9 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 218,000 |
| 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) | 11.83 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00072 |
| 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 | 28,623.85 |
| 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 | 826 kg <br /> 826 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 71,559.63 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
