Antioch (Seleucus IV), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus IV/Apollo on omphalos) (187-175 BCE) Le Rider 1999
From SILVER
187 BCE - 175 BCE Silver 8,401 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Seleucus IV r. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ – ΣEΛEY/KOY (Greek).Apollo seated l. on omphalos, testing arrow in r. hand and resting l. arm on grounded bow, in outer l. field, wreath and filleted palm. In exergue, monogram. |
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: | Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Seleucus IV Philopator (Seleucid king, 187-175 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 187 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 175 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 | 17.00 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
Antioch_Seleucus_IV_tetradrachm.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Le Rider 19991Le Rider 1999, p. 166-176 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | CSE2CSE, n° 82, HGC 93HGC 9, n° 1313, SC I4SC I, n° 1313 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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 | 4 | 16.67 | 4 | 1.93 | 14, 22, 23, 24 |
| 2 | 3 | 12.5 | 6 | 2.9 | 8, 16, 20 |
| 3 | 1 | 4.17 | 3 | 1.45 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 4.17 | 4 | 1.93 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 8.33 | 10 | 4.83 | 5, 17 |
| 6 | 1 | 4.17 | 6 | 2.9 | 12 |
| 7 | 2 | 8.33 | 14 | 6.76 | 3, 21 |
| 8 | 1 | 4.17 | 8 | 3.86 | 15 |
| 9 | 1 | 4.17 | 9 | 4.35 | 13 |
| 12 | 2 | 8.33 | 24 | 11.59 | 10, 18 |
| 14 | 1 | 4.17 | 14 | 6.76 | 2 |
| 15 | 2 | 8.33 | 30 | 14.49 | 4, 6 |
| 19 | 2 | 8.33 | 38 | 18.36 | 9, 19 |
| 37 | 1 | 4.17 | 37 | 17.87 | 1 |
| Total | 24 of 24 | 100.01 | 207 of 207 | 99.98 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 24 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 148 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 207 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 8.63 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 6.17 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 24.71 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 494,200 |
| 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) | 27.15 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00042 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.07% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 16,754.35 |
| 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 | 8,401 kg <br /> 8,401 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 41,885.88 |
Remarks
Most likely two workstations Likely military
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.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur (1983), Coins of the Seleucid Empire from the collection of Arthur Houghton, Ancient Coins in North American Collections 4, New York, xiv, 122 p., 2 fold. charts, 77 pls.
- ^ 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.
