H 314 - Phoenicia (uncertain mint) (Ptolemy V), gold, octodrachms (202-200 BCE)
From SILVER
202 BCE - 200 BCE Gold 21,163 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle standing left on thunderbolt |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Phoenicia (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: | Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 202 BCE | to | 200 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 27.70 | Denomination: | octodrachm
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Standard: | Ptolemaic |
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.]]1Mørkholm 1979, p. 203-214, pl. 23-24. | ||
| 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° 314 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 11.11 | 20 |
| 2 | 1 | 33.33 | 2 | 22.22 | 21 |
| 6 | 1 | 33.33 | 6 | 66.67 | 9 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 9 of 9 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 9 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.29 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.82 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 76,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 88.89% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,712.04 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 21,163 kg <br /> 21,163 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,780.1 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Mørkholm, Otto (1979), "The Portrait Coinage of Ptolemy V. The Main Series", in Greek Numismatics and Archaeology. Essays in Honor of M. Thompson, Wetteren, p. 203-214, pl. 23-24.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
