Hierapolis-Bambyke, silver, didrachms (facing head/priest) (342-331 BCE)
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342 BCE - 331 BCE Silver 2,539 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Atarateh (in Aramaic) to right (Aramaic).Head of female facing, wearing headdress, crescent and annulet to left |
| Reverse: | Abdhadad (in Aramaic) to right (Aramaic).Priest standing left, raising hand and holding object over incense-burner to left, all within distyle temple |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Hierapolis-Bambyke | Ancient region: | Syria | Modern country: Syria | Authority: | Abd-Hadad of Hierapolis, Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 342 BCE | to | 331 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.20 | Denomination: | didrachm
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Standard: |
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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.]]1Andrade 2017, p. 33-34 (Group 5-7) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 9, n° 1343 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 7 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 11 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.57 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.57 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 42.86 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 15.48 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 309,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 19.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 72.73% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,421.19 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,539 kg <br /> 2,539 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 3,552.97 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Groups 6 and 7 have different obverse types
References
- ^ Andrade, Nathanael J. (2017), "The Silver Coinage of Syrian Manbog (Hierapolis-Bambyke)," American Journal of Numismatics, 2nd ser., 29, p. 1-46, pl. 1-5
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.
