Antioch (Antiochus, son of Seleucus IV), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus/Apollo on omphalos) (175 BCE) Le Rider 1999
From SILVER
175 BCE - 175 BCE Silver 1,000 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Antiochos to right. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY (Greek).ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in right hand and supporting bow set on ground with left, to outer left, tripod, in exergue, monogram of HP. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Antioch | Ancient region: | Syria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Antiochus, son of Seleucus IV (Seleucid king, c. 175-170 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 175 BCE | to | 175 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.00 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Mørkholm 1964, p. 63-76, pl. 14-16, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Le Rider 1999, p. 182=186 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Sear II, n° 6973, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4RQEMH, n° 283, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5SC I, n° 1369, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]6HGC 9, n° 610 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 9 | 1 | 33.33 | 9 | 17.65 | 3 |
| 17 | 1 | 33.33 | 17 | 33.33 | 1 |
| Total | 2 of 3 | 66.66 | 26 of 51 | 50.98 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 30 | Number of coins (n) | 51 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 17 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.7 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 10 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.94 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 58,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.19 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00087 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 34,693.88 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,000 kg <br /> 1,000 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 86,734.69 |
Remarks
Most likely two workstations Likely military
"Expression error: Missing operand for *." is not a number.
References
- ^ Morkholm, Otto (1964), "The Accession of Antiochos IV of Syria", American Numismatic Society Museum Notes 11, p. 63-76, pl. 14-16.
- ^ Le Rider, Georges (1999), Antioche de Syrie sous les séleucides : corpus des monnaies d'or et d'argent. I, De Séleucos I à Antiochos V, c. 300-161, Mémoires de l'Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, n.s. 19, Paris, 260 p., 27 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.
