Antioch (Antiochus I), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus I/seated Apollo) (278-261 BCE)
From SILVER
278 BCE - 261 BCE Silver 1,442 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Antiochus I right, dotted border |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (Greek).Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in his right hand and resting his right on his bow, to left, in outer field, monogram of ΠΑΩ, to right, in outer field, monogram of ΑΧ |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Antioch | Ancient region: | Syria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Antiochus I Soter (Seleucid king, 281-261 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 278 BCE | to | 261 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 |
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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.]]1Le Rider 1999, p. 35-37 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 6865, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3SC I, n° 335.6, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 9, n° 128e | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3.7 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 22.22 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 25.93 | 1 |
| 13 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 48.15 | 4 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 27 of 27 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 20 | Number of coins (n) | 27 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.75 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.35 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.24 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 84,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.7 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00032 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.3% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 12,735.85 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,442 kg <br /> 1,442 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 31,839.62 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
