Antioch (Demetrius I), silver, tetradrachms (162-154 BCE)
From SILVER
162 BCE - 154 BCE Silver 36,973 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Demetrios I to right, within wreath border |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY (Greek).Tyche, fully clothed, holding baton and cornucopia, seated left, winged Tritoness supporting throne, monogram in exergue |
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: | Demetrius I Soter (Seleucid king, 162-150 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 162 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 154 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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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
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Houghton 19911Houghton 1991, p. 84-88 (Table 4) | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 7014, SC I3SC I, n° 1638, HGC 94HGC 9, n° 795 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 29 | 31.87 | 29 | 9.15 | 8, 9, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 36, 38, 39, 47, 48, 56, 57, 58, 62, 64, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 78, 80, 82, 85, 88 |
| 2 | 19 | 20.88 | 38 | 11.99 | 3, 16, 18, 22, 23, 33, 37, 41, 42, 43, 52, 54, 60, 75, 77, 84, 89, 90, 91 |
| 3 | 10 | 10.99 | 30 | 9.46 | 6, 25, 29, 30, 51, 55, 65, 66, 79, 81 |
| 4 | 9 | 9.89 | 36 | 11.36 | 19, 21, 24, 27, 31, 35, 46, 59, 83 |
| 5 | 7 | 7.69 | 35 | 11.04 | 1, 5, 15, 34, 44, 74, 76 |
| 6 | 9 | 9.89 | 54 | 17.03 | 7, 10, 11, 14, 40, 49, 53, 70, 87 |
| 7 | 2 | 2.2 | 14 | 4.42 | 50, 86 |
| 8 | 2 | 2.2 | 16 | 5.05 | 13, 45 |
| 9 | 2 | 2.2 | 18 | 5.68 | 61, 63 |
| 23 | 1 | 1.1 | 23 | 7.26 | 4 |
| 24 | 1 | 1.1 | 24 | 7.57 | 2 |
| Total | 91 of 91 | 100.01 | 317 of 317 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 91 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 29 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 317 | |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.48 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 31.87 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 110.04 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 2,200,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 127.64 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.85% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,761.54 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 36,973 kg <br /> 36,973 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 14,403.85 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
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
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.
- ^ 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.
