Rhodes, bronze (Zeus/rose) (226-220 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 8171

229 - 200 Bronze

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	PO (Greek).

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Rhodes

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Caria (islands)

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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.

229

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

200

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	Bronze	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:	NC	StandardStandard.:
Mode weightMode of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).:	5,30-59<ul><li>No units of measurement were declared for this property.</li> <!--br--><li>",30-59" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.</li></ul>

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	R. H. J. Ashton1R. H. J. Ashton, "Rhodian Bronze Coinage and the Earthquake of 229-226 BC", The Numismatic Chronicle 146 (1986), p. 1-18, pl. 1-.4
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	8	36.36	8	10.67	16, 18, 23, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34
2	4	18.18	8	10.67	17, 24, 25, 29
3	2	9.09	6	8	21, 30
4	1	4.55	4	5.33	26
5	1	4.55	5	6.67	13
6	1	4.55	6	8	14
7	3	13.64	21	28	19, 22, 31
8	1	4.55	8	10.67	15
9	1	4.55	9	12	20
Total	22 of 22	100.02	75 of 75	100.01

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	22	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	8
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	61	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	75
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	3.41	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.23
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	2.77	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	36.36 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	26.77	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	535,400
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)	31.13	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00014
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	89.33%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	5,603.29
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	14,008.22

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