Antioch (Antiochus XIII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus XIII/seated Zeus) (65-64 BCE)
From SILVER
65 BCE - 64 BCE Silver 612 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head to right |
| Reverse: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOV ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟV (Greek).Zeus Nikephoros seated left, XA monogram to inner left, P below throne, all within wreath |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Antioch | Ancient region: | Syria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Antiochus XIII Asiaticus (Seleucid king, 69-64 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 65 BCE | to | 64 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 15.30 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Callataÿ 1997a, p. 366 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 7213, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3SC II, n° 2487a, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 9, n° 1340 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 5 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 20.83 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 | 50 | 19 | 79.17 | 2 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 24 of 24 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 19 | Number of coins (n) | 24 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 12 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.26 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 9.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 40,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.18 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00060 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 24,000 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 612 kg <br /> 612 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 60,000 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), L'histoire des guerres mithridatiques vue par les monnaies, Numismatica Lovaniensia 18, Louvain-la-Neuve, XIII + 481 p. et 54 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ 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.
