Mesembria, bronze 7.40g (female head/Athena) (175-110 BCE)
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|RQEM reference number=1194 | |RQEM reference number=1194 | ||
|Die study reference=Karayotov 2009, p. 372-387. | |Die study reference=Karayotov 2009, p. 372-387. | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 1577; HGC 3.2, n° 1573 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=24 | |Number of obverse dies=24 | ||
|Number of singletons=5 | |Number of singletons=5 | ||
+ | |Number of reverse dies=63 | ||
+ | |Number of coins=201 | ||
|Number of unidentified obverse dies=33 | |Number of unidentified obverse dies=33 | ||
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|Number of unidentified reverse dies=44 | |Number of unidentified reverse dies=44 | ||
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|Number of dies=7 | |Number of dies=7 | ||
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|Frequency=38 | |Frequency=38 | ||
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|Die name=R1,R2,R3,R4,R5,R6,R7,R8,R9,R10,R11,R12,R13,R14,R15,R16,R17,R18,R19,R20,R21,R22,R23,R24,R25,R26,R27,R28,R29,R30,R31,R32,R33,R34,R35,R36,R37,R38,R39,R40,R41,R42,R43,R44,R45,R46,R47,R48,R49,R50,R51,R52,R53,R54,R55,R56,R57,R58,R59,R60,R61,R62,R63 | |Die name=R1,R2,R3,R4,R5,R6,R7,R8,R9,R10,R11,R12,R13,R14,R15,R16,R17,R18,R19,R20,R21,R22,R23,R24,R25,R26,R27,R28,R29,R30,R31,R32,R33,R34,R35,R36,R37,R38,R39,R40,R41,R42,R43,R44,R45,R46,R47,R48,R49,R50,R51,R52,R53,R54,R55,R56,R57,R58,R59,R60,R61,R62,R63 | ||
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Revision as of 09:49, 18 May 2023
175 BCE - 110 BCE Bronze
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Female head right, wearing diadem. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΜΕΣΑΜΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ (Greek).Athena Alkis standing left, holding spear in right hand, a shield attached on left arm. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Mesembria | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria | 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. | 175 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 110 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 | 7.40 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
Image
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RQEM ad. 1194 - Mesembria, bronze, 175-110 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Karayotov 20091Karayotov 2009, p. 372-387. | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 1577, HGC 3.23HGC 3.2, n° 1573 |
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 | 5 | 20.83 | 5 | 2.98 | 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 |
2 | 7 | 29.17 | 14 | 8.33 | 3, 10, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23 |
3 | 2 | 8.33 | 6 | 3.57 | 11, 12 |
4 | 1 | 4.17 | 4 | 2.38 | 9 |
5 | 1 | 4.17 | 5 | 2.98 | 24 |
6 | 2 | 8.33 | 12 | 7.14 | 6, 13 |
7 | 1 | 4.17 | 7 | 4.17 | 7 |
10 | 1 | 4.17 | 10 | 5.95 | 8 |
12 | 1 | 4.17 | 12 | 7.14 | 2 |
18 | 1 | 4.17 | 18 | 10.71 | 4 |
37 | 1 | 4.17 | 37 | 22.02 | 1 |
38 | 1 | 4.17 | 38 | 22.62 | 5 |
Total | 24 of 24 | 100.02 | 168 of 168 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 24 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 5 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 63 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 201 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 8.38 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.19 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.63 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20.83 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 24.78 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 495,600 |
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) | 27.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00033 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.51% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 16,222.76 |
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 | 40,556.9 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Karayotov, Ivan (2009), The coinage of Mesambria. Vol. II. Bronze coins of Mesambria, Burgas.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.