Antioch (Antiochus VI), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VI/galloping Dioscuri) (144-142 BCE)
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144 BCE - 142 BCE Silver 9,222 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Radiate and diademed head to right |
| Reverse: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ ΔIONYΣOY (Greek).The Dioskouroi, holding reins in right hand and couched lances in left, on horses rearing to left, TPY above monogram above ΣTA to right, OΣP (date) to lower left, all within wreath of laurel, ivy, and grain ears |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Antioch | Ancient region: | Syria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Antiochus VI Dionysus (Seleucid king, 144-142 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 144 BCE | to | 142 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.70 | 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.]]1Houghton 1991, p. 90-91 (Table 5) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2SC II, n° 2000, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 9, n° 1032 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3.1 | 6, 11, 18, 19 |
| 2 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 7.75 | 1, 2, 7, 12, 23 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6.98 | 3, 5, 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6.2 | 13, 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11.63 | 8, 16, 20 |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4.65 | 24 |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5.43 | 9 |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6.2 | 22 |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6.98 | 21 |
| 10 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 15.5 | 10, 15 |
| 15 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11.63 | 4 |
| 18 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13.95 | 25 |
| Total | 25 of 25 | 100 | 129 of 129 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 25 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 129 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5.16 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 27.61 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 552,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 31.01 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00023 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.9% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 9,344.44 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 9,222 kg <br /> 9,222 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 23,361.1 |
Remarks
Most likely more than 2 workstations
References
- ^ Houghton, Arthur (1991), "The Antioch Project," in William E. Metcalf (ed.), Mnemata : papers in memory of Nancy M. Waggoner, New York, p. 73-97
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
