H 296 - Seleuceia Pieria (Alexander Balas), silver, tetradrachms (163-161 BCE)
From SILVER
163 BCE - 161 BCE Silver 1,072 kg
Description
| Obverse: | |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| From | 163 BCE | to | 161 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.70 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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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.]]1Houghton 1988, p. 85-93, pl. 10. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 296 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 5 | 1 | 33.33 | 5 | 26.32 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 66.67 | 14 | 73.68 | 1, 2 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 100 | 19 of 19 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 10 | Number of coins (n) | 19 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.9 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.21 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 64,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.56 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00030 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 11,838.01 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,072 kg <br /> 1,072 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 29,595.02 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
