Aradus (Seleucus II), bronze, c. 3.8g (Heracles/prow) (226-224 BCE)
From SILVER
226 BCE - 224 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Heracles right. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Prow left with Athena figurehead, above, horizontal anchor left. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Aradus | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Phoenicia | 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 II Callinicus (Seleucid king, 246-225 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.. | 224 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.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 3.20 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
Image
S46 aradus bronze herakles prow.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Duyrat 20051Duyrat 2005, p. 36-37, n° 1095-1111. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SC I2SC I, n° C72 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 6 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 13 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 16 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.78 | 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) | 1.44 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 66.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 16.65 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 333,000 |
| 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) | 20.57 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00005 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 62.5% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,921.92 |
| 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 | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 4,804.8 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
