S 129 - Berytus (Antiochus VII), bronze, module 1 (136-133 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 8486

136 BCE - 133 BCE Bronze

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Bust of Antiochus VII right, drapery around neck and wearing a diadem. In the left field, Z. Border of dots.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY and "To Laodicea mother of Canaan" (Greek and Phoenician).Baal Bérytos facing, wearing a flat tiara and an himation, holding a patera in the right hand and a trident in the left hand. In the field, ΛΑ-Φ. Border of dots.

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:

Antiochus VII Euergetes (Seleucid king, 138-129 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)

Chronology

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

136 BCE

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

133 BCE

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

Physical description

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

Bronze

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

4.80

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

Module 1 (system of 4 modules)

StandardStandard.:

Image

]]S 129 - Berytus - Antiochus VII- bronze module 1 - 136-133 BCE (Zawaya 2004, Pl.15, D1-R1).png

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Sawaya 2004, p. 109-146, pl. 10-18 (p. 139, no. 105-106).
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

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	2	100	2	100	D1, D2
Total	2 of 2	100	2 of 2	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	2	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	2
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	2	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	2
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	1	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	100 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	117.65	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	2,353,000
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)		Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00000
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	0%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	34
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	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	85

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