Eusebeia (Ariarathes VII), silver, tetradrachms (Ariarathes VII or Antiochus VII/Athena nicephorus) (104-102 BCE)
From SILVER
104 BCE - 102 BCE Silver 12,877 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Ariarathes VII right, fillet border (issue 1) or Diademed head of Antiochus VII right, fillet border (issues 2-3). |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΜΗΤΟΡΟΣ (issues 1-2) ou ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ (issue 3) (Greek).ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘΟΥ on right, ΦΙΛΟΜΗΤΟΡΟΣ on left (issues 1-2), ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ on right, ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ on left (issue 3). In all issues : Athena standing left., resting hand on grounded shield and holding Nike who faces right., crowning royal epithet, spear in crook of Athena's arm, laurel wreath border. |
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) |
Chronology
| From | 104 BCE | to | 102 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.50 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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.]]1Lorber - Houghton - Veselý 2006, p. 65-75 (série 1). | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 13 | 34.21 | 13 | 3.86 | |
| 2 | 2 | 5.26 | 4 | 1.19 | |
| 3 | 3 | 7.89 | 9 | 2.67 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2.63 | 4 | 1.19 | |
| 5 | 2 | 5.26 | 10 | 2.97 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2.63 | 6 | 1.78 | |
| 7 | 2 | 5.26 | 14 | 4.15 | |
| 10 | 2 | 5.26 | 20 | 5.93 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2.63 | 11 | 3.26 | |
| 13 | 2 | 5.26 | 26 | 7.72 | |
| 14 | 1 | 2.63 | 14 | 4.15 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2.63 | 16 | 4.75 | |
| 18 | 2 | 5.26 | 36 | 10.68 | |
| 29 | 1 | 2.63 | 29 | 8.61 | |
| 31 | 1 | 2.63 | 31 | 9.2 | |
| 35 | 1 | 2.63 | 35 | 10.39 | |
| 49 | 1 | 2.63 | 49 | 14.54 | |
| 9 | 1 | 2.63 | 9 | 2.67 | |
| Total | 38 of 38 | 99.96 | 336 of 337 | 99.71 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 38 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 13 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 337 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 8.87 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 34.21 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 39.02 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 780,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 42.83 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00043 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.14% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 17,273.19 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 12,877 kg <br /> 12,877 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 43,182.98 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
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).
