H 306 - Syria (uncertain mint) (Antiochus IX), silver, tetradrachms (121-96 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 8170

121 BCE - 96 BCE Silver 5,425 kg

Description

Obverse:	Diademed head of Antiochus IX right, with short, curly beard and mustache, diadem ties falling straight behind, bead-and-reel border.
Reverse:	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ (Greek).BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY / ΦΙΛΟ-ΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Athena standing facing, head left, resting left hand on grounded shield decorated with gorgoneion boss, spear resting against left arm, Nike left in right hand, crowning border, HP monogram in left field, all within wreath.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Syria (uncertain mint)

Ancient region:

Syria (Seleucis and Pieria)

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (Seleucid king, 114-95 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)

Chronology

From

121 BCE

to

96 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

15.90

Denomination:

tetradrachm

Standard:

Attic

Image

]]H306 Antiochus IX Cizycenus tetradrachm.jpeg [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.]]1Houghton 1993, p. 87-106, pl. 1-3.
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° 306

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	3	25	3	10.34	I/1, V/2, V/3
2	4	33.33	8	27.59	I/3, III/2, IV/1, VI/1
3	3	25	9	31.03	I/2, II/1, V/1
4	1	8.33	4	13.79	IV/2
5	1	8.33	5	17.24	III/1
Total	12 of 12	99.99	29 of 29	99.99

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	12	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	3
Number of reverse dies (r)	28	Number of coins (n)	29
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2.42	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.04
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	2.33	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	25 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	17.06	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	341,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	20.47	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00008
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	89.66%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	3,399.77
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	5,425 kg <br /> 5,425 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	8,499.41

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