S 1380 - Ecbatana (Vardanes II), silver, drachms (55-58 CE)
From SILVER
55 CE - 58 CE Silver 1,177 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bust of the king left, wearing diadem. 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, Vardanes II (king of Parthian Empire, c. 55-58 AD) |
Chronology
| From | 55 CE | to | 58 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. 687-691, no. 4964-4996. | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 10 | Number of coins (n) | 33 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.75 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.3 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.83 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 15.9 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 318,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 18.86 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.91% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,150.94 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,177 kg <br /> 1,177 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 10,377.36 |
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 Histoire monétaire et économique, unpublished doctoral dissertation, Bordeaux University.
