Antioch (Antiochus VII), silver, tetradrachms (138-129 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 12662

138 BCE - 129 BCE Silver 39,827 kg

Description

Obverse:	Diademed head right
Reverse:	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ (Greek).Athena Nikephoros standing left, resting hand on shield, and propping spear on her arm, to outer left, monogram above A, no secondary control mark, all within wreath

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Antioch

Ancient region:

Syria

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Antiochus VII Euergetes (Seleucid king, 138-129 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)

Chronology

From

138 BCE

to

129 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

16.60

Denomination:

tetradrachm

Standard:

Attic

Image

]]S1799 Antioch Antiochus VII tetradrachms.jpg

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. 80, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Lorber 2016
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 9, n° 1067d, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4SC II, n° 2061

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	30	25.64	30		1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 12, 30, 31, 35, 36, 39, 43, 44, 48, 50, 53, 55, 58, 59, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 84, 85, 91
2	14	11.97	28		3, 9, 17, 20, 26, 34, 41, 46, 52, 61, 79, 96, 106, 110
3	5	4.27	15		11, 19, 40, 51, 107
4	3	2.56	12		13, 42, 90
5	8	6.84	40		18, 21, 60, 64, 65, 82, 86, 108
6	3	2.56	18		27, 63, 70
7	7	5.98	49		56, 89, 92, 97, 111, 114, 116
8	2	1.71	16		47, 93
9	3	2.56	27		10, 16, 66
10	5	4.27	50		25, 83, 103, 105, 113
11	2	1.71	22		8, 22
12	2	1.71	24		54, 62
13	1	0.85	13		75
14	4	3.42	56		14, 24, 94, 109
15	2	1.71	30		68, 69
16	6	5.13	96		37, 67, 81, 95, 104, 112
17	2	1.71	34		7, 15
19	4	3.42	76		32, 71, 98, 99
20	1	0.85	20		57
21	1	0.85	21		49
22	1	0.85	22		45
23	2	1.71	46		33, 38
24	1	0.85	24		87
26	2	1.71	52		88, 115
30	1	0.85	30		23
37	1	0.85	37		28
39	2	1.71	78		29, 100
40	1	0.85	40		102
47	1	0.85	47		101
Total	117 of 117	99.95	1053 of 1,053

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	117	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	30
Number of reverse dies (r)		Number of coins (n)	1053
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	9	Coins per reverse die (n/r)
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)		Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	25.64 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	119.96	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	2,399,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	131.63	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00044
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	97.15%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	17,555.85
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	39,827 kg <br /> 39,827 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	43,889.63

Remarks

Orignal number of obverses estimated at 120-140 by Houghton 1991, p. 80