S 1378 - Ecbatana (Vonones II), silver, drachms (50-52 BCE)
From SILVER
50 CE - 52 CE Silver 1,402 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bust of the king facing, wearing diadem and tiara. 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: | Vonones II (king of the Parthian Empire, c. 51 AD) |
Chronology
| From | 50 CE | to | 52 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. 635-661, n° 4477-4728. | ||
| Coin series reference: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 10.53 | 2 | 0.83 | D12, D19 |
| 3 | 1 | 5.26 | 3 | 1.24 | D11 |
| 6 | 3 | 15.79 | 18 | 7.44 | D9, D10, D18 |
| 7 | 1 | 5.26 | 7 | 2.89 | D16 |
| 8 | 2 | 10.53 | 16 | 6.61 | D1, D14 |
| 12 | 1 | 5.26 | 12 | 4.96 | D8 |
| 14 | 1 | 5.26 | 14 | 5.79 | D15 |
| 16 | 1 | 5.26 | 16 | 6.61 | D17 |
| 17 | 1 | 5.26 | 17 | 7.02 | D4 |
| 18 | 2 | 10.53 | 36 | 14.88 | D6, D13 |
| 20 | 1 | 5.26 | 20 | 8.26 | D3 |
| 25 | 1 | 5.26 | 25 | 10.33 | D2 |
| 28 | 2 | 10.53 | 56 | 23.14 | D5, D7 |
| Total | 19 of 19 | 99.99 | 242 of 242 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 44 | Number of coins (n) | 242 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 12.74 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.32 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 10.53 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 18.95 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 379,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 20.62 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00064 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.17% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 25,540.9 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,402 kg <br /> 1,402 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 63,852.24 |
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.
