H 315 - Phoenicia (uncertain mint) (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (202-200 BCE)
From SILVER
202 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 6,112 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed and draped bust right |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, Θ to left, NI between legs. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Phoenicia (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 202 BCE | to | 200 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
|
Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
|
Median weight in grams | 14.20 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
|
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° 315 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 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 obverses ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 53 | Number of coins (n) | 86 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.53 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.62 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.79 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 26.32 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 21.52 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 430,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 24.39 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.19% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 7,992.57 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 6,112 kg <br /> 6,112 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 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.
