S 450 - Termessus Minor, bronze (Zeus/thunderbolt) (100-30 BCE)
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|Obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. In field, scepter. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. In field, scepter. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=TEPMHΣΣΕΩΝ | |Reverse legend=TEPMHΣΣΕΩΝ | ||
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|Reverse description=Winged thunderbolt. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Winged thunderbolt. Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Termessus Minor | |Mint=Termessus Minor | ||
− | |Date from=100 | + | |Ancient region=Lycia |
− | |Date to=30 | + | |Date from=100 BCE |
+ | |Date to=30 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Bronze | |Metal=Bronze | ||
− | | | + | |Median weight=7.00 |
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|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=450 | |RQEM reference number=450 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Kosmetatou 1998, p. 165-167, series I. | ||
|Number of obverse dies=32 | |Number of obverse dies=32 | ||
|Number of singletons=23 | |Number of singletons=23 | ||
+ | |Number of reverse dies=37 | ||
+ | |Number of coins=44 | ||
|Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | ||
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|Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | ||
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+ | |Frequency=1 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=23 | ||
+ | |Die name=O1,O2,O3,O4,O5,O6,O7,O8,O9,O11,O12,O13,O14,O15,O16,O18,O20,O23,O25,O26,O27,O28,O29 | ||
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+ | |Frequency=2 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=6 | ||
+ | |Die name=O10,O19,O22,O24,O30,O32 | ||
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+ | |Frequency=3 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=3 | ||
+ | |Die name=O17,O21,O31 | ||
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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 | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:40, 1 August 2023
100 BCE - 30 BCE Bronze
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. In field, scepter. Border of dots. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TEPMHΣΣΕΩΝ (Greek).Winged thunderbolt. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Termessus Minor | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Lycia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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. | 100 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 30 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 | 7.00 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
Image
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S_450_-_Termessus_Minor,_bronze_(Zeus-thunderbolt)_(100-30_BCE).png [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Kosmetatou 19981Kosmetatou 1998, p. 165-167, series I. | ||
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 | 23 | 71.88 | 23 | 52.27 | O1, O2, O3, O4, O5, O6, O7, O8, O9, O11, O12, O13, O14, O15, O16, O18, O20, O23, O25, O26, O27, O28, O29 |
2 | 6 | 18.75 | 12 | 27.27 | O10, O19, O22, O24, O30, O32 |
3 | 3 | 9.38 | 9 | 20.45 | O17, O21, O31 |
Total | 32 of 32 | 100.01 | 44 of 44 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 32 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 23 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 37 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 44 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.38 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.19 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.16 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 71.88 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 93.17 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,863,400 |
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) | 117.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00002 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 47.73% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 944.51 |
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 | 2,361.28 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Kosmetatou, Elisabeth (1998), "The coinage of Lycian Termessos Pros Oinoandois", Quaderni ticinesi di numismatica e antichità classiche 27, p. 171, series XIV.