Paphos (Ptolemy IX), silver, tetradrachms (117-113 BCE) Nicolaou - Mørkholm
From SILVER
117 BCE - 113 BCE Silver 1,125 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Ptolemy IX Soter II right, wearing diadem. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the 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
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Paphos | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cyprus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy IX Soter II (Ptolemaic king, 116-110, 109-107 and 88-81 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 117 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 113 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 14.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Ptolemaic |
Image
H 319 Paphos Ptolemy IX Tetradrachm 117-113.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Nicolaou - Mørkholm 19761Nicolaou - Mørkholm 1976 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 7921-7922, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 319 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 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 obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 32 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 50 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 12.5 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.56 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 8 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 3.99 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 79,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 4.35 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00063 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 25,062.66 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 1,125 kg <br /> 1,125 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 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.
