Antioch (Seleucus II), silver, drachms (Athena/standing Apollo) (244-232 BCE)
From SILVER
244 BCE - 232 BCE Silver 81 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet |
| Reverse: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY (Greek).Apollo standing left, testing arrow and holding grounded bow, monograms in outer fields |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Antioch | Ancient region: | Syria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Seleucus II Callinicus (Seleucid king, 246-225 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 244 BCE | to | 232 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 4.10 | Denomination: | drachma
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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.]]1Le Rider 1999, p. 60-61 | ||
| 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° 6900, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 9, n° 310b, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4SC I, n° 691.2. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 15 | 1 | 100 | 15 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 15 of 15 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 15 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 15 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.88 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 8 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 0.99 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 19,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.07 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00076 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 30,303.03 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 81 kg <br /> 81 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 75,757.58 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Le Rider, Georges (1999), Antioche de Syrie sous les séleucides : corpus des monnaies d'or et d'argent. I, De Séleucos I à Antiochos V, c. 300-161, Mémoires de l'Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, n.s. 19, Paris, 260 p., 27 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
