Paphos (Ptolemy X), silver, tetradrachms (114-105 BCE) Olivier
From SILVER
114 BCE - 105 BCE Silver 8,178 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Ptolemy I Soter to right, wearing diadem and aegis around neck. |
| Reverse: | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Greek).Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, LΓ (date) in left field, ΠA in right field |
Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| From | 114 BCE | to | 105 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 |
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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. 128-132, n° 2361-2525 | ||
| 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° 322 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 9 | 33.33 | 9 | 5.45 | 394, 396, 405, 406, 407, 415, 416, 417, 418 |
| 2 | 6 | 22.22 | 12 | 7.27 | 404, 408, 409, 411, 412, 413 |
| 3 | 2 | 7.41 | 6 | 3.64 | 402, 410 |
| 4 | 3 | 11.11 | 12 | 7.27 | 399, 414, 419 |
| 7 | 1 | 3.7 | 7 | 4.24 | 395 |
| 11 | 1 | 3.7 | 11 | 6.67 | 397 |
| 12 | 1 | 3.7 | 12 | 7.27 | 403 |
| 19 | 1 | 3.7 | 19 | 11.52 | 398 |
| 24 | 1 | 3.7 | 24 | 14.55 | 400 |
| 25 | 1 | 3.7 | 25 | 15.15 | 393 |
| 28 | 1 | 3.7 | 28 | 16.97 | 401 |
| Total | 27 of 27 | 99.97 | 165 of 165 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 27 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 89 | Number of coins (n) | 165 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.11 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.85 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 29 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 580,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 32.28 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00028 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.55% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 11,379.31 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 8,178 kg <br /> 8,178 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 28,448.28 |
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.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
