S 100 - Artaxata (Artaxias II), silver, drachms (34-20 BCE)
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34 BCE - 20 BCE Silver 234 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Draped bust right, wearing earring and five-pointed Armenian tiara decorated with comet star, all within laurel wreath |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ APTAΞEPΞEΩ ΘEIOY (Greek).Type 1 : Athena to left, wearing a helmet, holding a spear in the right hand and a round shield attached to theleft arm. In the right field, IΔ (dat ?). At the exergue, a monogram.All within a linear circle. Type 2 : Nike to right, wearing a long tunic, holding a wreath and a palm. In the right field, IΔ (date?). At the exergue, a monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Artaxata | Ancient region: | Armenia | Modern country: Armenia | Authority: | Artaxias II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, 34-20 BC), Armenian kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 34 BCE | to | 20 BCE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.60 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: | Attic |
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.]]1Nercessian 2006, p. 112-113 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 75 | 2 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 4 of 4 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 4 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.25 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 65,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 75% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,461.54 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 234 kg <br /> 234 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,153.85 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Nercessian, Yeghia T. (2006), Silver Coinage of the Artaxiad Dynasty of Armenia, Los Angeles, ix, 212 p., 96 pl.
