S 110 - Berytus (Alexander Balas), silver, tetradrachms (151-145 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 8260

151 BCE - 145 BCE Silver 6,833 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Diademed head of Alexander I right, diadem ends falling straight behind, dotted border
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ-BAΣIΛEΩΣ (Greek).Eagle on a palm to left, closed wings

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Berytus / Laodicea in Phoenicia

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Syria (Phoenicia)

Modern countryModern country: Lebanon

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:

Demetrius II Nicator (Seleucid king, 145-140 and 129-125 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

151 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

145 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Silver

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

StandardStandard.:

Attic

Image

S 110 - Berytus (Alexander Bala), silver, tetradrachms (151-145 BCE).jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Sawaya 20051Sawaya 2005, p. 109 et passim
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SC II2SC II, n° 1824.2
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	http://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1952

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	9	50	9	18.75	1;4;6;9;11;13;15;16;18
2	3	16.67	6	12.5	10;12;17
3	1	5.56	3	6.25	7
4	2	11.11	8	16.67	2;3
5	1	5.56	5	10.42	8
8	1	5.56	8	16.67	14
9	1	5.56	9	18.75	5
Total	18 of 18	100.02	48 of 48	100.01

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	18	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	9
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	36	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	48
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	2.67	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.33
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	2	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	50 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	24.23	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	484,600
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)	28.8	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00010
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	81.25%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	3,962.03
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	6,833 kg <br /> 6,833 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	9,905.08

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