Eusebeia? (Ariobarzanes II), silver, drachms (Ariobarzanes II/standing Athena) (56-54 BCE)
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56 BCE - 54 BCE Silver 5,947 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Ariobarnazes to right. |
| Reverse: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ APIOBAPZANOY ΦIΛOΠATOPOΣ (Greek).Athena Nikephoros standing to left, holding Nike in right hand and spear and shield in left, H in exergue. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Eusebeia | Ancient region: | Cappadocia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Roman Republic, Ariobarzanes II Philopator (63-52 BCE), Cappadocian kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 56 BCE | to | 54 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.90 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: | Attic |
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.]]1Miebach 2026, Types 31-34 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 7, n° 851 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 23 | 35.94 | 23 | 9.79 | 108, 109, 113, 114, 116, 122, 132, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146, 148, 149, 152, 155, 156, 157, 159 |
| 2 | 11 | 17.19 | 22 | 9.36 | 103, 110, 127, 130, 131, 145, 147, 151, 153, 154, 158 |
| 3 | 7 | 10.94 | 21 | 8.94 | 99, 105, 118, 119, 128, 129, 150 |
| 4 | 6 | 9.38 | 24 | 10.21 | 100, 102, 104, 115, 124, 126 |
| 5 | 3 | 4.69 | 15 | 6.38 | 111, 133, 134 |
| 6 | 3 | 4.69 | 18 | 7.66 | 101, 106, 135 |
| 7 | 6 | 9.38 | 42 | 17.87 | 95, 97, 112, 123, 125, 136 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.56 | 10 | 4.26 | 96 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.56 | 11 | 4.68 | 98 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.56 | 14 | 5.96 | 120 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.56 | 17 | 7.23 | 107, 121 |
| 18 | 1 | 1.56 | 18 | 7.66 | 117 |
| Total | 64 of 64 | 100.01 | 235 of 235 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 64 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 23 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 138 | Number of coins (n) | 235 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.7 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.16 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 35.94 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 76.24 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,524,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 87.95 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00015 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.21% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,164.74 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 5,947 kg <br /> 5,947 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 15,411.86 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
References
- ^ Miebach, Denise (2026), From the reorganization of Pompey up to the reign of Augustus. What can coinage contribute to our understanding of client kingdoms in central Asia Minor during the Late Hellenistic period?, Unpublished DPhil, Oxford.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), Handbook of Greek Coinages. 7. Coins of northern and Central Anatolia - Pontos, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Phrygia, Galatia, lykaonia, and Kappadokia (with Kolchis and the Kimmerian bosporos), Lancaster, lxxxii, 352 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
