Apameia (Antiochus VI), silver, drachms (145-143 BCE)
From SILVER
145 BCE - 143 BCE Silver 6,054 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Radiate and diademed head to right. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΔΙΟΝΥΣOY (Greek).Apollo seated to left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, grape bunch to outer left, K between Apollo's feet, θΞP (date) in exergue. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Apameia | Ancient region: | Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | Modern country: Syria | Authority: | Antiochus VI Dionysus (Seleucid king, 144-142 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 145 BCE | to | 143 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.90 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: |
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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 1992a, p. 119-41, pl. 16-18. | ||
| 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° 7073-7074 (var.), "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 301, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 9, n° 1036 | ||
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 23 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 17 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 30 | Number of coins (n) | 30 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 73.91 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 77.62 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,552,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 98.57 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 43.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 773 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 6,054 kg <br /> 6,054 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 1,932.49 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Houghton, Arthur (1992), "The Revolt of Tryphon and the Accession of Antiochus VI at Apamea", Revue Suisse de Numismatique 71, p. 119-41, pl. 16-18.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ 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.
