Eusebeia (Ariarathes VII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VII/Athena nicephorus) (107-100 BCE)
From SILVER
107 BCE - 100 BCE Silver 96,695 kg
Description
| Obverse: | |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| From | 107 BCE | to | 100 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.60 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Lorber - Houghton - Veselý 2006, p. 86-97 (pas de catalogue). | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 110 | 54.19 | 110 | 22.77 | |
| 2 | 36 | 17.73 | 72 | 14.91 | |
| 3 | 19 | 9.36 | 57 | 11.8 | |
| 4 | 9 | 4.43 | 36 | 7.45 | |
| 5 | 8 | 3.94 | 40 | 8.28 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2.46 | 30 | 6.21 | |
| 7 | 4 | 1.97 | 28 | 5.8 | |
| 8 | 9 | 4.43 | 72 | 14.91 | |
| 14 | 1 | 0.49 | 14 | 2.9 | |
| 15 | 1 | 0.49 | 15 | 3.11 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0.49 | 9 | 1.86 | |
| Total | 203 of 203 | 99.98 | 483 of 483 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 203 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 110 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | NC"NC" is not a number. | Number of coins (n) | 483 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.38 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 54.19 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 291.25 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 5,825,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 350.18 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00008 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 77.23% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,316.74 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 96,695 kg <br /> 96,695 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 8,291.85 |
Remarks
Likely military
References
- ^ Lorber, Catherine C. - Houghton, Arhtur - Veselý, Petr (2006), "Cappadocian Tetradrachms in the Name of Antiochus VII. With an Appendix of quantitative analyses by Peter Vesely", Numismatic Chronicle 166, p. 65-75 (série 1).
