Artaxata (Tigranes II), silver, tetradrachms (77-72 BCE)
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77 BCE - 72 BCE Silver 1,827 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of the king Tigranes to right, wearing the royal diademed tiara with a star between 2 eagles and de rinceaux, a drapery around the neck, within a circle of perles et pirouettes. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN TIΓΡΑΝΟΥ (Greek).Tyche of Antioch or Artaxata seated on a rock to right, wearing a mural crown and a long tunic, holding a palm in the right hand. At her feet, the river Orontus personified three quarter right, head facing. Between the palm and the head of Tyche, a date. At the exergue, ΞK. All within a laurel wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Artaxata | Ancient region: | Armenia | Modern country: Armenia | Authority: | Armenian kingdom, Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 77 BCE | to | 72 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.40 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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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.]]1Nercessian 2006, p. 85-87 | ||
| 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° 7204 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 20 | 1, 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 30 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 50 | 3 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 10 of 10 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 10 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.57 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 111,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.67 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 80% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,590.66 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,827 kg <br /> 1,827 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 8,976.66 |
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