Eusebeia? (Ariarathes VI-VII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VII/Athena nicephorus) (130-100 BCE)
From SILVER
130 BCE - 100 BCE Silver 19,439 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Antiochos VII to right |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXΟΥ EYEPΓETOY (Greek).Athena Nikephoros standing left, holding spear and spear and resting upon shield set on ground, monogram above A in outer left field. O to inner left, Λ to inner right, all within wreath |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Eusebeia | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cappadocia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Antiochus VII Euergetes (Seleucid king, 138-129 BC), Ariarathes VII Philometor (king of Cappadocia, c. 116-c. 100 BC), Ariarathes VI (king of Cappadocia, c. 130-c. 114 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 130 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 100 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 16.60 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
S153 Antiochus VII cap. II.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Krengel - Lorber 20091Krengel - Lorber 2009, p. 102 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SC II2SC II, n° 2148 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 5 | 8.62 | 5 | 0.8 | 18, 20, 32, 34, 38 |
| 2 | 10 | 17.24 | 20 | 3.21 | 22, 33, 36, 37, 39, 40, 54, 56, 57, 58 |
| 3 | 8 | 13.79 | 24 | 3.85 | 2, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19, 49, 50 |
| 4 | 7 | 12.07 | 28 | 4.49 | 9, 21, 23, 28, 30, 43, 46 |
| 5 | 2 | 3.45 | 10 | 1.6 | 31, 48 |
| 6 | 2 | 3.45 | 12 | 1.92 | 3, 35 |
| 7 | 3 | 5.17 | 21 | 3.37 | 16, 24, 51 |
| 8 | 2 | 3.45 | 16 | 2.56 | 11, 25 |
| 9 | 4 | 6.9 | 36 | 5.77 | 1, 10, 15, 27 |
| 10 | 3 | 5.17 | 30 | 4.81 | 6, 8, 12 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.72 | 11 | 1.76 | 45 |
| 13 | 2 | 3.45 | 26 | 4.17 | 4, 42 |
| 18 | 1 | 1.72 | 18 | 2.88 | 55 |
| 19 | 1 | 1.72 | 19 | 3.04 | 41 |
| 25 | 1 | 1.72 | 25 | 4.01 | 26 |
| 30 | 1 | 1.72 | 30 | 4.81 | 52 |
| 31 | 1 | 1.72 | 31 | 4.97 | 44 |
| 52 | 1 | 1.72 | 52 | 8.33 | 47 |
| 56 | 1 | 1.72 | 56 | 8.97 | 29 |
| 61 | 1 | 1.72 | 61 | 9.78 | 14 |
| 93 | 1 | 1.72 | 93 | 14.9 | 53 |
| Total | 58 of 58 | 99.96 | 624 of 624 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 58 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 156 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 624 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 10.76 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.69 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 8.62 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 58.55 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,171,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 63.94 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00053 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.2% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 21,315.12 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 19,439 kg <br /> 19,439 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 53,287.79 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation But see graphs p. 103-104
References
- ^ Krengel, Elke - Lorber, Catharine C. (2009), "Early Cappadocian tetradrachms in the name of Antiochus VII," Numismatic Chronicle, 168, p. 51-104, pl. 9-18
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables
