Morgantina (the Hispani), bronze (Minerva/cavalryman) (208-205 BCE)
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+ | |Obverse legend language=Head of Minerva to left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; above, N. | ||
|Reverse legend=HISPANORVM | |Reverse legend=HISPANORVM | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Latin | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Helmeted cavalryman charging right on horseback, holding couched lance in his right hand | ||
|Mint=Morgantina | |Mint=Morgantina | ||
− | |Date from=150 | + | |Ancient region=Sicily |
− | |Date to=90 | + | |Authority=Roman Republic; Hispani |
+ | |Date from=150 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=90 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Bronze | |Metal=Bronze | ||
− | | | + | |Median weight=6.60 |
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|RQEM reference=RQEMH | |RQEM reference=RQEMH | ||
|RQEM reference number=35 | |RQEM reference number=35 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Buttrey 1989, Group IV (9) | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=RQEMH, n° 35; HGC 2, n° 914 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=5 | |Number of obverse dies=5 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=21 | |Number of reverse dies=21 | ||
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|Frequency=16 | |Frequency=16 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
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|Frequency=17 | |Frequency=17 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
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|Frequency=41 | |Frequency=41 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
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|Frequency=60 | |Frequency=60 | ||
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Revision as of 21:56, 23 November 2022
150 BCE - 90 BCE Bronze
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | (Head of Minerva to left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; above, N.). |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | HISPANORVM (Latin).Helmeted cavalryman charging right on horseback, holding couched lance in his right hand |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Morgantina | 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, Hispani |
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.. | 90 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 | 6.60 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
Image
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H 35 - Morgantina, bronze, NC, 150-90 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Buttrey 19891Buttrey 1989, Group IV (9) | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMH2RQEMH, n° 35, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 914 |
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). |
16 | 2 | 40 | 32 | 21.33 | 4, 5 |
17 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 11.33 | 3 |
41 | 1 | 20 | 41 | 27.33 | 2 |
60 | 1 | 20 | 60 | 40 | 1 |
Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 150 of 150 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 21 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 150 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 30 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 7.14 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 4.2 | 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 | 4.8 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 96,000 |
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) | 5.17 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00156 |
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 | 62,500 |
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 | 156,250 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Buttrey, Theodore V. et al. (1989), Morgantina Studies, vol. II: The Coins, Princeton, 1989, xx, 245 p., 49 pl., 29 cm
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.