Alexandria? (Ptolemy V), gold, mnaieia (Ptolemy V/cornucopia (204-180 BCE)
From SILVER
205 BCE - 180 BCE Gold 33,082 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Ptolemy V right draped and crowned, spear behind left shoulder |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Cornucopiae filled with fruits and bound with fillet stars left and right monogram under the right star |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Alexandria | Ancient region: | Egypt | Modern country: Egypt | Authority: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 205 BCE | to | 180 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 27.80 | Denomination: | mnaieion
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Standard: |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Olivier 2012, p. 154-155, n° 2955-2963 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 1527 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 22.22 | 1, 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 22.22 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 55.56 | 2 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 9 of 9 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 9 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.25 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.8 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.95 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 119,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 7.2 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00008 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 77.78% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,025.21 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 33,082 kg <br /> 33,082 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,563.03 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Olivier, Julien (2012), Archè et Chrèmata en Egypte au IIe siècle avant J.-C. (204-81 av. J.-C.). Etude de numismatique et d'histoire, [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Orléans University, 2012.
- ^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1904-1908), Τὰ νομίσματα τοῦ κράτους τῶν Πτολεμαίων (Ta nomismata tou kratous tōn Ptolemaiōn - The coins of the Ptolemaic rulers), Athens, 4 v., 68 pl.
