Artacoana (Seleucus II), silver, drachms (Seleucus I/Apollo and tripod) (246-226 BCE)
From SILVER
246 BCE - 226 BCE Silver 173 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Seleucus I right |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕYΚΟΥ (Greek).Apollo standing left, testing arrow and leaning on tripod, monograms to outer left and right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Artacoana | Ancient region: | Bactria | Modern country: Afghanistan | Authority: | Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Seleucus II Callinicus (Seleucid king, 246-225 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 246 BCE | to | 226 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 4.10 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Ehling 1997 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2SC I, n° 831.6, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 9, n° 307h | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 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 obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 12 | Number of coins (n) | 14 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 7 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.17 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 6 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.11 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 42,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00033 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 13,270.14 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 173 kg <br /> 173 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 33,175.36 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
