Ascalon (Ptolemy XII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus/eagle) (84-54 BCE) Callataÿ

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9358

84 BCE - 54 BCE Silver 15,702 kg

Description

Obverse:	Diademed and draped bust of Antiochos VIII right
Reverse:	(Greek).Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, to left, LM (date) above dove standing left, to right, Λ above MI

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Ascalon

Ancient region:

Phoenicia

Modern country: Israel

Authority:

Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)

Chronology

From

84 BCE

to

54 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

13.80

Denomination:

tetradrachm

Standard:

Ptolemaic

Image

]]S1891 Ascalon tetradrachms.jpg [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Callataÿ 2002, p. 81
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	23	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ
Number of reverse dies (r)		Number of coins (n)	34
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1.48	Coins per reverse die (n/r)
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)		Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	%
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	56.89	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	1,137,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	71.09	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00003
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	1,195.29
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	15,702 kg <br /> 15,702 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	2,988.22

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