S 1131 - Ecbatana (Antiochus III), silver, drachms (210-200 BCE)
From SILVER
210 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 966 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Antiochos III to right |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ANTIOXOY (Greek).Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in his right hand and resting his left on grounded bow, to upper right, monogram of ΞΑ |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ecbatana | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Media | Modern countryModern country: Iran | 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), Antiochus III the Great (Seleucid king, 222-187 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 210 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 200 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 | 3.80 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
S1131 Ecbatana Antiochus III drachms.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Boillet 20091Boillet 2009, p. 165-172, n° 734-814 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SC I2SC I, n° 1236 | ||
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 | 4 | 33.33 | 4 | 4.94 | 3, 9, 11, 12 |
| 2 | 1 | 8.33 | 2 | 2.47 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 8.33 | 3 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 16.67 | 8 | 9.88 | 7, 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 16.67 | 10 | 12.35 | 5, 6 |
| 8 | 1 | 8.33 | 8 | 9.88 | 1 |
| 46 | 1 | 8.33 | 46 | 56.79 | 4 |
| Total | 12 of 12 | 99.99 | 81 of 81 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 38 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 81 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 6.75 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.13 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 3.17 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 12.71 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 254,200 |
| 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) | 14.09 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00032 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.06% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 12,745.87 |
| 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 | 966 kg <br /> 966 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 31,864.67 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Boillet, Pierre-Yves (2009), Ecbatane et la Médie d’Alexandre aux Arsacides (c. 331 a.C. - c. 224 p.C.). Histoire monétaire et économique, unpublished doctoral dissertation, Bordeaux University.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.
