S 1385 - Ecbatana (Artabanus II), silver, drachms (80-81 CE)
From SILVER
80 CE - 81 CE Silver 1,344 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bust of the king left, wearing earring and 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, Artabanus III (prince of the Parthian kingdom, c. 80 AD) |
Chronology
| From | 80 CE | to | 81 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. 721-726, no. 5246-5297. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 15 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 6 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 22 | Number of coins (n) | 52 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.47 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.36 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.47 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 18.16 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 363,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 21.08 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 88.46% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,726.87 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,344 kg <br /> 1,344 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 14,317.18 |
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 Histoire monétaire et économique, unpublished doctoral dissertation, Bordeaux University.
