S 1359 - Ecbatana (Darius I), silver, drachms (75-65 BCE)
From SILVER
75 BCE - 65 BCE Silver 2,415 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bust of the king facing or left, wearing diadem. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | Several legends: 1) ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΘΕΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ ; 2) ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ ΦΙΛOΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ (Greek).King seated right, wearing diadem, holding bow. In the right field, A. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ecbatana | Ancient region: | Media | Modern country: Iran | Authority: | Parthian Empire, Darius I of Media Atropatene (king of the Parthian Empire, c. 70 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 75 BCE | to | 65 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.70 | Denomination: | drachm | Standard: |
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Boillet 2009, p. 288-293, no. 1354-1389. | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 15 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 25 | Number of coins (n) | 36 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.89 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.44 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.32 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 78.95 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 32.63 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 652,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 40.24 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 58.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,206.56 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,415 kg <br /> 2,415 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 5,516.4 |
Remarks
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 Histoire monétaire et économique, unpublished doctoral dissertation, Bordeaux University.
