Apameia (Antiochus VI), silver, tetradrachms (145-143 BCE)
From SILVER
145 BCE - 143 BCE Silver 4,435 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Radiate and diademed head to right. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΔΙΟΝΥΣOY (Greek).The Dioskouroi riding to left, holding couched lances, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ in two lines above, ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ in two lines below, TPY above monogram to right, HΞP (date) below horses, all within wreath of lily, ivy, and grain ears. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Apameia | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | 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: | Antiochus VI Dionysus (Seleucid king, 144-142 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 145 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 143 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 | 16.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
H300 Apameia Antiochos VI Dionysos tetradrachm.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Houghton 1992a1Houghton 1992a, p. 119-41, pl. 16-18. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 7072 (var.), RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 300, HGC 94HGC 9, n° 1032 | ||
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 | 6 | 54.55 | 6 | 16.22 | 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 9.09 | 3 | 8.11 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 18.18 | 10 | 27.03 | 1, 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 9.09 | 7 | 18.92 | 10 |
| 11 | 1 | 9.09 | 11 | 29.73 | 5 |
| Total | 11 of 11 | 100 | 37 of 37 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 11 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 6 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 30 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 37 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.36 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.23 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.73 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 54.55 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 13.44 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 268,800 |
| 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) | 15.65 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 83.78% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,505.95 |
| 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 | 4,435 kg <br /> 4,435 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 13,764.88 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
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.
