Antioch (Antiochus V), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus V/seated Zeus) (164-162 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 29406


164 BCE - 162 BCE Silver 7,758 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Diademed head of Antiochos V to right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the 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
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Antioch Ancient regionAncient region.: Syria Modern countryModern country: Turkey AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: Antiochus V Eupator (Seleucid king, 164-162 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 164 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 162 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 16.80 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
Antioch_Antiochus_V_tetradrachms.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Le Rider 19991Le Rider 1999, p. 234-247
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: CSE2CSE, n° 137, HGC 93HGC 9, n° 752, SC II4SC II, n° 1575
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
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 obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 23 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  3
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 192 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 266
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 11.57 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.39
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 8.35 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  13.04 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  23.09 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  461,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 25.18 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00058
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 98.87% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  23,040.28
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  7,758 kg <br /> 7,758 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  57,600.69
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation Likely military O15 also for gold octadrachm (1 coin known in Berlin)

References

  1. ^  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.
  2. ^  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.
  3. ^  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.
  4. ^  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