H 320 - Salamis (Ptolemy IX), silver, tetradrachms (117-114 BCE)
From SILVER
117 BCE - 114 BCE Silver 1,382 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Ptolemy IX Soter II right, wearing diadem. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Salamis | Ancient region: | Cyprus | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Ptolemy IX Soter II (Ptolemaic king, 116-110, 109-107 and 88-81 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 117 BCE | to | 114 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 14.10 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Ptolemaic |
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Nicolaou - Mørkholm 1976 | ||
| 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° 320 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 5 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 5.81 | 93 |
| 7 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 8.14 | 95 |
| 10 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 11.63 | 97 |
| 31 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 36.05 | 96 |
| 33 | 1 | 20 | 33 | 38.37 | 94 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 86 of 86 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 46 | Number of coins (n) | 86 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 17.2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.87 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 9.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.9 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 98,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.31 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00088 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 35,102.04 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,382 kg <br /> 1,382 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 87,755.1 |
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