S 1372 - Ecbatana (Phraates V), silver, drachms (2 BCE-4 CE)
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2 BCE - 4 CE Silver 2,408 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bust of the king left, wearing diadem, crowned by two Nike. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (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, Phraates V (king of the Parthian Empire, 2 BC-4 AD) |
Chronology
| From | 2 BCE | to | 4 CE | Period: Roman from 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. 513-520, no. 3383-3438. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 9 | 39.13 | 9 | 16.07 | D7, D11, D14, D18, D19, D20, D21, D22, D23 |
| 2 | 3 | 13.04 | 6 | 10.71 | D8, D9, D16 |
| 3 | 5 | 21.74 | 15 | 26.79 | D6, D10, D13, D15, D17 |
| 4 | 5 | 21.74 | 20 | 35.71 | D1, D3, D4, D5, D12 |
| 5 | 1 | 4.35 | 5 | 8.93 | D2 |
| Total | 23 of 23 | 100 | 55 of 56 | 98.21 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 23 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 32 | Number of coins (n) | 56 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.43 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.75 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.39 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 39.13 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 32.54 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 650,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 39.03 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 83.93% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,441.92 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,408 kg <br /> 2,408 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 8,604.79 |
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.
