S 1386 - Ecbatana (Osroes I), silver, drachms (109-129 CE)
From SILVER
109 CE - 129 CE Silver 291 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, Osroes I (prince of the Parthian Empire, 109-116 and 117-129 AD) |
Chronology
| From | 109 CE | to | 129 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. 727-735, no. 5298-5364. | ||
| Coin series reference: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 7 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 10.45 | 4 |
| 11 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 16.42 | 2 |
| 24 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 35.82 | 3 |
| 25 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 37.31 | 1 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 67 of 67 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 21 | Number of coins (n) | 67 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 16.75 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.19 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 5.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.93 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 78,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00085 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 34,096.69 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 291 kg <br /> 291 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 85,241.73 |
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 Histoire monétaire et économique, unpublished doctoral dissertation, Bordeaux University.
