H 311 - Tripolis, silver, tetradrachms (100-75 BCE)
From SILVER
100 BCE - 75 BCE Silver 2,424 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Jugate, laureate, draped busts of the Dioscuri right, stars above, bead-and-reel border |
| Reverse: | ΤΡΙΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ (Greek).Tyche standing facing, head left, grounded rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left, AN monogram in outer left field, AΣ (date) in exergue, all within wreath |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Tripolis | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 100 BCE | to | 75 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 15.00 | 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.]]1Callataÿ 1993a | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 6050, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 311, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 10, n° 305 | ||
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 30 | Number of coins (n) | 85 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 10.63 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.83 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.75 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 8.08 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 161,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8.83 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00053 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 21,039.6 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,424 kg <br /> 2,424 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 52,599.01 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1993), “Les tétradrachmes hellénistiques de Tripolis”, Numismatica e Antichità Classiche. Quaderni Ticinesi [Lugano], 22, p. 111-126.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 10. handbook of coins of the Southern Levant : Phoenicia, southern Koile Syria (including Judaea), and Arabia, Lancaster-London, lxxix, 201 p.
