Ecbatana (Seleucus II), bronzes (5.2g) (Athena/walking elephant - SC 818) (246-242 BCE)
From SILVER
246 BCE - 242 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena right, in crested Attic helmet |
| Reverse: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ (Greek).Elephant with mahout walking right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ecbatana | Ancient region: | Media | Modern country: Iran | Authority: | Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Seleucus II Callinicus (Seleucid king, 246-225 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 246 BCE | to | 242 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 5.20 | Denomination: | Standard: | denomination C |
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.]]1Boillet 2009, p. 134-135, n° 565-573 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2ESM, n° 554, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3SC I, n° 818 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 4 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 44.44 | 11 |
| 5 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 55.56 | 10 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 9 of 9 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 9 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.27 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 45,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.57 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 7,929.52 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 19,823.79 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Boillet, Pierre-Yves (2009), Ecbatane et la Médie d’Alexandre aux Arsacides (c. 331 a.C. - c. 224 p.C.). Histoire monétaire et économique, unpublished doctoral dissertation, Bordeaux University.
- ^ Newell, Edawrd T. (1938), The coinage of the eastern Seleucid mints, from Seleucus I to Antiochus III, Numismatic Studies 1, New York, 307 p., LVI pl.
- ^ 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.
