Antioch (Demetrius II), silver, tetradrachms (129-128 BCE) Houghton
From SILVER
129 BCE - 128 BCE Silver 4,202 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed and bearded head right |
| Reverse: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY ΘEOY NIKA-TOPOΣ (Greek).Zeus Nikephoros seated left, Ξ to outer left, O below throne |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Antioch | Ancient region: | Syria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Demetrius II Nicator (Seleucid king, 145-140 and 129-125 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 129 BCE | to | 128 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. 94-95 (Table 7) | ||
| 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° 7102, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3SC II, n° 2166, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 9, n° 1117 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 88 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 7.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16.67 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 12.58 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 251,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 13.89 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00035 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.73% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 13,990.46 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 4,202 kg <br /> 4,202 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 34,976.15 |
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
- ^ 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.
