S 1374 - Ecbatana (Vonones I), silver, drachms (8-12 CE)
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8 CE - 12 CE Silver 805 kg
Description
| Obverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΟΝΩΝΗΣ (Greek).Bust of the king left, wearing earring and diadem. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΟΝΩΝΗΣ ΝΕIΚΗΣΑΣ ΑΡΤΑΒΑΝΟΝ (Greek).Nike right, holding palm. In the right field, A. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ecbatana | Ancient region: | Media | Modern country: Iran | Authority: | Parthian Empire, Vonones I (king of the Parthian Empire, c. 8-12 AD) |
Chronology
| From | 8 CE | to | 12 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: | drachma
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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. 535-552, no. 3573-3732. | ||
| Coin series reference: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 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 obverses ᵖ (o) | 11 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 26 | Number of coins (n) | 160 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 14.55 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 6.15 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.36 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 18.18 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 10.88 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 217,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 11.81 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00074 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.75% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 29,411.76 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 805 kg <br /> 805 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 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.
