Eusebeia? (Ariarathes VI-VII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VII/Athena nicephorus) (130-100 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9619

130 BCE - 100 BCE Silver 19,439 kg

Description

Obverse:	Diademed head of Antiochos VII to right
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

Mint:

Eusebeia

Ancient region:

Cappadocia

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

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

From

130 BCE

to

100 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

16.60

Denomination:

tetradrachm

Standard:

Attic

Image

]]S153 Antiochus VII cap. II.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.]]1Krengel - Lorber 2009, p. 102
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2SC II, n° 2148

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
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 obverses ᵖ (o)	58	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	5
Number of reverse dies (r)	156	Number of coins (n)	624
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	10.76	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	4
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	2.69	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	8.62 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	58.55	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	1,171,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	63.94	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00053
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	99.2%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	21,315.12
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	19,439 kg <br /> 19,439 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	53,287.79

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation But see graphs p. 103-104