S 1363 - Ecbatana (Mithridates III), silver, drachms (87-80 BCE)
From SILVER
87 BCE - 80 BCE Silver 1,021 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bust of the king left, wearing diadem. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΘΕΟΥ ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (Greek).King seated right, wearing diadem, holding bow. (In the left field, B). In the right field, A. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ecbatana | Ancient region: | Media | Modern country: Iran | Authority: | Parthian Empire, Mithridates III (king of the Parthian Empire, 87-80 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 87 BCE | to | 80 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.50 | Denomination: | drachm | Standard: |
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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. 311-316, n° 1520-1560 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sellwood 1980, n° 35.1 (var.) | ||
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 28 | Number of coins (n) | 41 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.42 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.46 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 14.59 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 291,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 16.97 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.24% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,620.29 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,021 kg <br /> 1,021 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 14,050.72 |
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 Histoire monétaire et économique, unpublished doctoral dissertation, Bordeaux University.
- ^ Sellwood, David (1980), An introduction to the coinage of Parthia, 2nd ed., London, Spink & Son, 322 p., 10 pl.
