Artacoana (Seleucus II), silver, drachms (Seleucus I/Apollo and tripod) (246-226 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 9709


246 BCE - 226 BCE Silver 173 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Diademed head of Seleucus I right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕYΚΟΥ (Greek).Apollo standing left, testing arrow and leaning on tripod, monograms to outer left and right
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Artacoana Ancient regionAncient region.: Bactria Modern countryModern country: Afghanistan 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. 246 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 226 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 4.10 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
S741 Artacoana dra..jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Ehling 19971Ehling 1997
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SC I2SC I, n° 831.6, HGC 93HGC 9, n° 307h
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
2 1 50 2 14.29 1
12 1 50 12 85.71 2
Total 2 of 2 100 14 of 14 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 2 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. 
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 12 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 14
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 7 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.17
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 6 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  2.11 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  42,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 2.33 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00033
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) % Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  13,270.14
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  173 kg <br /> 173 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  33,175.36
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Ehling, Kay (1997), "Eine seleukidische Münzstätte in Areia (Artakoana/Alexandreia). Zu E.T. Newell ESM Nr. 727-745", Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau, 76, p. 29-39.
  2. ^  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.
  3. ^  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.