Antioch (Antiochus III), silver, drachms (Antiochus III/Apollo on omphalos) (204-197 BCE)
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204 BCE - 197 BCE Silver 918 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Antiochus III to right. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (Greek).Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in his right hand, and resting his left on bow, monogram to left. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Antioch | Ancient region: | Syria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Antiochus III the Great (Seleucid king, 222-187 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 204 BCE | to | 197 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 4.10 | Denomination: | drachma
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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. 150-153 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2WSM, n° 1090, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3SC I, n° 1047, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 9, n° 452 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 10 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 34 | Number of coins (n) | 48 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.8 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.41 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 10 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 11.19 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 223,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 12.63 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00021 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.92% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 8,579.09 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 918 kg <br /> 918 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 21,447.72 |
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.
- ^ Newell, Edward T. (1941), The coinage of the western Seleucid mints from Seleucus I to Antiochus III, Numismatic Studies 4, New York, 450 p., LXIV pl.
- ^ 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.
