Ptolemais-Ake (Tryphon), silver, tetradrachms (142-138 BCE)
From SILVER
142 BCE - 138 BCE Silver 11,645 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed and draped bust of Tryphon to right |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ - TPYΦΩNOΣ / AYTOKPATOPOΣ (Greek).Eagle, wings closed, standing left on thunderbolt, in field to left, monogram of ΠA, to upper right, LΔ |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ptolemais-Ake | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Phoenicia | Modern countryModern country: Israel | 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: | Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Tryphon (142-138 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 142 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 138 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 | 13.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Ptolemaic |
Image
S2013 Ptolemais Tryphon.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Voulgaridis 20001Voulgaridis 2000, p. 125-127 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SC II2SC II, n° 2046.2c | ||
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). |
| 1 | 11 | 64.71 | 11 | 44 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16 |
| 2 | 4 | 23.53 | 8 | 32 | 3, 7, 11, 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 11.76 | 6 | 24 | 13, 14 |
| Total | 17 of 17 | 100 | 25 of 25 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 17 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 11 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 18 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 25 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.47 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.39 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.06 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 64.71 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 42.5 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 850,000 |
| 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) | 53.13 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 56% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,176.47 |
| 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 | 11,645 kg <br /> 11,645 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 2,941.18 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Voulgaridis, Georges (2000), Les ateliers monetaires de ptolemais-'Akko et d'Ascalon sous la domination seleucide, unpublished doctoral dissertation, Marc Bloch University, Strasbourg, 2 vol., 448 p., 37 pl.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables
