Ascalon (Cleopatra), silver, tetradrachms (Cleopatra/standing eagle) (49-38 BCE)
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49 BCE - 38 BCE Silver 3,566 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed bust of Cleopatra right, wearing necklace, hair plaited in rows and tied at back in a chignon |
| Reverse: | ΙΕΡΑΣ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ ΑΣΚΑΛΩΝΙΤΩΝ (Sacred and Inviolate of (the people of) Askalon) (Greek).Eagle standing to right, palm over left wing, monogram and dove to left, LΞΔ to right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ascalon | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Israel | Authority: | Cleopatra VII Philopator (Ptolemaic queen, 51-30 BC), Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 49 BCE | to | 38 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 12.80 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Ptolemaic |
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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.]]1Gitler - Master 2010, p. 85-86 | ||
| 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° 6077 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 4 | 80 | 4 | 57.14 | 1, 2, 3, 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 42.86 | 4 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 7 of 7 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 7 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 80 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 13.93 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 278,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 17.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 42.86% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,005.03 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 3,566 kg <br /> 3,566 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 2,512.56 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
