Alexandria (Ptolemy III), gold, mnaieia (Ptolemy III/cornucopia) (219-217 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 14201


219 BCE - 217 BCE Gold 37,196 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Radiate and diademed bust of the deified Ptolemy III to right, wearing aegis and with trident over his left shoulder
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Radiate cornucopiae bound with royal diadem, below, ΔΙ
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Alexandria Ancient regionAncient region.: Egypt Modern countryModern country: Egypt 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: Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy III Euergetes (Ptolemaic king, 246-222 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 219 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 217 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Gold Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 27.80 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: mnaieion Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic
Image
S2065 Alexandria manieia Ptolemy III.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Van Driessche 19871Van Driessche 1987, Olivier - Lorber 20132Olivier - Lorber 2013, p. 108-114, n° 1-263
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear II3Sear II, n° 7825, CPE I4CPE I, n° 888



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
3 1 14.29 3 1.14 2
5 1 14.29 5 1.9 7
8 1 14.29 8 3.04 6
27 1 14.29 27 10.27 1
31 1 14.29 31 11.79 5
80 1 14.29 80 30.42 4
109 1 14.29 109 41.44 3
Total 7 of 7 100.03 263 of 263 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 7 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. 
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 24 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 263
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 37.57 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 10.96
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 3.43 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  6.69 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  133,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 7.19 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00197
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) % Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  78,624.81
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  37,196 kg <br /> 37,196 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  196,562.03
Remarks

Most likely two workstations

References

  1. ^  Van Driessche, Véronique (1987), Ptolémée III Evergète, Ptolémée IV Philopator. Essai historique et numismatique, Unpublished Licence dissertation, Louvain-la-Neuve
  2. ^  Olivier, Julien - Lorber, Catharine C. (2013), "Three gold coinages of third-century Ptolemaic Egypt," Revue belge de Numismatique, 159, p. 49-150.
  3. ^  Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
  4. ^  Lorber, Catharine C. (2018), Coins of the Ptolemaic empire : Part I. Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV, 2 vol., New York.