Antioch (Antiochus II), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus II/seated Apollo) (256-246 BCE)
From SILVER
256 BCE - 246 BCE Silver 2,047 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Antiochus II to right |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ to left (Greek).Apollo, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos, monograms to outer left and outer right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Antioch | Ancient region: | Syria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Antiochus II Theos (Seleucid king, 261-246 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 256 BCE | to | 246 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. 40-43 | ||
| 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° 6886, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3SC I, n° 571.1, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 9, n° 238p | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 5 | 1 | 16.67 | 5 | 7.14 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | 16.67 | 8 | 11.43 | 3 |
| 10 | 1 | 16.67 | 10 | 14.29 | 4 |
| 11 | 1 | 16.67 | 11 | 15.71 | 2 |
| 17 | 1 | 16.67 | 17 | 24.29 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 | 16.67 | 19 | 27.14 | 5 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.02 | 70 of 70 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 39 | Number of coins (n) | 70 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 11.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.79 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 6.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 6.02 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 120,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.56 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00058 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 23,255.81 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,047 kg <br /> 2,047 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 58,139.53 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military There is one known gold stater (p. 42: New York)
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.
