S 1374 - Ecbatana (Vonones I), silver, drachms (8-12 CE)
From SILVER
8 CE - 12 CE Silver 805 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΟΝΩΝΗΣ (Greek).Bust of the king left, wearing earring and diadem. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΟΝΩΝΗΣ ΝΕIΚΗΣΑΣ ΑΡΤΑΒΑΝΟΝ (Greek).Nike right, holding palm. In the right field, A. |
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: | Parthian Empire, Vonones I (king of the Parthian Empire, c. 8-12 AD) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 8 CE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 12 CE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Roman from 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 | 3.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Boillet 20091Boillet 2009, p. 535-552, no. 3573-3732. | ||
| 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 | 18.18 | 2 | 1.25 | D10, D11 |
| 2 | 1 | 9.09 | 2 | 1.25 | D9 |
| 8 | 1 | 9.09 | 8 | 5 | D6 |
| 10 | 1 | 9.09 | 10 | 6.25 | D8 |
| 11 | 1 | 9.09 | 11 | 6.88 | D1 |
| 15 | 2 | 18.18 | 30 | 18.75 | D3, D5 |
| 16 | 1 | 9.09 | 16 | 10 | D7 |
| 33 | 1 | 9.09 | 33 | 20.63 | D4 |
| 48 | 1 | 9.09 | 48 | 30 | D2 |
| Total | 11 of 11 | 99.99 | 160 of 160 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 11 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 26 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 160 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 14.55 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 6.15 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.36 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 18.18 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 10.88 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 217,600 |
| 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) | 11.81 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00074 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.75% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 29,411.76 |
| 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 | 805 kg <br /> 805 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 73,529.41 |
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.
