Paphos (Ptolemies), silver, drachms (185-106 BCE)
From SILVER
185 BCE - 106 BCE Silver 775 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bust of Dionysos to right, wearing vine wreath and thyrsus. |
| Reverse: | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Greek).Eagle standing left, wings open, on thunderbolt. (In field, KI or calathos). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Paphos | Ancient region: | Cyprus | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 185 BCE | to | 106 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.20 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: | Ptolemaic |
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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.]]1Olivier 2012, p. 135, n° 2564-2571 and p. 140, n° 2650-2665. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 7875 | ||
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 18 | Number of coins (n) | 24 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 12.11 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 242,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 14.4 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.5% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,963.67 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 775 kg <br /> 775 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 9,909.17 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Olivier, Julien (2012), Archè et Chrèmata en Egypte au IIe siècle avant J.-C. (204-81 av. J.-C.). Etude de numismatique et d'histoire, [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Orléans University, 2012.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
