Apamea? (Seleucus III), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus III/Apollo on omphalos) (226-223 BCE)
From SILVER
226 BCE - 223 BCE Silver 1,105 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Seleucus III r., with sideburn |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ – ΣΕ – ΛΕΥΚΟΥ (Greek).Apollo seated l. on omphalos, testing arrow in r. hand and resting l. arm on grounded bow, in outer fields, monograms |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Apameia | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Syria | Modern countryModern country: Syria | 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 III Ceraunus (Seleucid king, 225-223 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 226 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 223 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
Apamea_Seleucus_III_tetradrachm.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Le Rider 19991Le Rider 1999, p. 107-108 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | WSM2WSM, n° 1181, SC I3SC I, n° 932.1 | ||
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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 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 6.25 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 33.33 | 6 | 37.5 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | 33.33 | 9 | 56.25 | 2 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 16 of 16 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 10 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 16 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 5.33 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.6 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 3.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 3.29 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 65,800 |
| 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) | 3.69 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00024 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 93.75% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 9,726.44 |
| 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 | 1,105 kg <br /> 1,105 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 24,316.11 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation 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.
- ^ Newell, Edward T. (1941), The coinage of the western Seleucid mints from Seleucus I to Antiochus III, Numismatic Studies 4, New York, 450 p., LXIV pl.
- ^ 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.
