Antioch (Antiochus V), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus V/seated Zeus) (164-162 BCE)
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164 BCE - 162 BCE Silver 7,758 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Antiochos V to right |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ / ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ (Greek).Zeus seated to left on a backless throne, holding Nike in his right hand and sceptre with his left, in the outer left field, monogram of ΑΦ |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Antioch | Ancient region: | Syria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Antiochus V Eupator (Seleucid king, 164-162 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 164 BCE | to | 162 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.80 | 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. 234-247 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2CSE, n° 137, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 9, n° 752, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4SC II, n° 1575 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 13.04 | 3 | 1.13 | 13, 14, 19 |
| 2 | 1 | 4.35 | 2 | 0.75 | 22 |
| 3 | 3 | 13.04 | 9 | 3.38 | 9, 10, 18 |
| 4 | 1 | 4.35 | 4 | 1.5 | 18 |
| 5 | 1 | 4.35 | 5 | 1.88 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 13.04 | 18 | 6.77 | 16, 17, 20 |
| 7 | 1 | 4.35 | 7 | 2.63 | 11 |
| 9 | 2 | 8.7 | 18 | 6.77 | 8, 15 |
| 10 | 1 | 4.35 | 10 | 3.76 | 12 |
| 17 | 1 | 4.35 | 17 | 6.39 | 7 |
| 19 | 1 | 4.35 | 19 | 7.14 | 21 |
| 24 | 1 | 4.35 | 24 | 9.02 | 1 |
| 25 | 1 | 4.35 | 25 | 9.4 | 4 |
| 26 | 1 | 4.35 | 26 | 9.77 | 6 |
| 30 | 1 | 4.35 | 30 | 11.28 | 3 |
| 49 | 1 | 4.35 | 49 | 18.42 | 2 |
| Total | 23 of 23 | 100.02 | 266 of 266 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 23 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 192 | Number of coins (n) | 266 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 11.57 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.39 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 8.35 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 13.04 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 23.09 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 461,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 25.18 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00058 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.87% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 23,040.28 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 7,758 kg <br /> 7,758 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 57,600.69 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military O15 also for gold octadrachm (1 coin known in Berlin)
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.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur (1983), Coins of the Seleucid Empire from the collection of Arthur Houghton, Ancient Coins in North American Collections 4, New York, xiv, 122 p., 2 fold. charts, 77 pls.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables
