Paphos (Ptolemy IX), silver, tetradrachms (117-113 BCE) Nicolaou - Mørkholm
From SILVER
117 BCE - 113 BCE Silver 1,125 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Ptolemy IX Soter II right, wearing diadem. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, with wings closed and sceptre at shoulder, L (date) to left, ΠA to right. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Paphos | Ancient region: | Cyprus | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy IX Soter II (Ptolemaic king, 116-110, 109-107 and 88-81 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 117 BCE | to | 113 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 |
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.]]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.]]2Sear II, n° 7921-7922, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 319 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 33 |
| 10 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 35 |
| 12 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 34 |
| 23 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 46 | 36 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 50 of 50 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 32 | Number of coins (n) | 50 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 12.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.56 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 8 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.99 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 79,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.35 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00063 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 25,062.66 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,125 kg <br /> 1,125 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 62,656.64 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Nicolaou, Ino - Mørkholm, Otto (1976), A Ptolemaic coin hoard, Nicosia, Nicosia Printing Works, 115 p., 22 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
