H 315 - Phoenicia (uncertain mint) (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (202-200 BCE)
From SILVER
202 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 6,112 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed and draped bust right |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, Θ to left, NI between legs. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Phoenicia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Phoenicia | Modern countryModern country: Lebanon | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 202 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 200 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 14.20 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Ptolemaic |
Image
H315 Ptolemy V Epiphanes tetradrachm.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Mørkholm 19791Mørkholm 1979, p. 203-214, pl. 23-24. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMH2RQEMH, n° 315 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 5 | 26.32 | 5 | 5.81 | 4, 5, 8, 16, 17 |
| 2 | 2 | 10.53 | 4 | 4.65 | 10, 12 |
| 3 | 2 | 10.53 | 6 | 6.98 | 6, 19 |
| 4 | 1 | 5.26 | 4 | 4.65 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 5.26 | 5 | 5.81 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 10.53 | 12 | 13.95 | 7, 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 15.79 | 21 | 24.42 | 11, 13, 14 |
| 8 | 2 | 10.53 | 16 | 18.6 | 15, 18 |
| 13 | 1 | 5.26 | 13 | 15.12 | 3 |
| Total | 19 of 19 | 100.01 | 86 of 86 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 53 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 86 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.53 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.62 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.79 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 26.32 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 21.52 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 430,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 24.39 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.19% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 7,992.57 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 6,112 kg <br /> 6,112 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 19,981.41 |
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.
