S 1387 - Ecbatana (Vologases III), silver, drachms (105-147 CE)
From SILVER
105 CE - 147 CE Silver 6,354 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of the king left, wearing earring and diadem. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (Greek).King seated right, wearing diadem, holding bow. In the right field, A (and crescent or cross or monogram). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ecbatana | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Media | Modern countryModern country: Iran | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Parthian Empire, Vologases III (king of Parthia, c. 105-147 AD) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 105 CE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 147 CE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 3.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachm | StandardStandard.: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Boillet 20091Boillet 2009, p. 736-779, no. 5365-5741. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 33 | 42.86 | 33 | 8.75 | D5, D15, D16, D23, D24, D27, D28, D29, D33, D34, D35, D36, D38, D39, D40, D41, D42, D43, D45, D47, D48, D50, D51, D52, D54, D57, D61, D64, D65, D66, D67, D70, D75 |
| 2 | 12 | 15.58 | 24 | 6.37 | D22, D30, D31, D32, D58, D60, D62, D63, D71, D72, D74, D76 |
| 3 | 3 | 3.9 | 9 | 2.39 | D7, D19, D20 |
| 4 | 2 | 2.6 | 8 | 2.12 | D10, D12 |
| 5 | 6 | 7.79 | 30 | 7.96 | D21, D25, D37, D44, D46, D69 |
| 6 | 6 | 7.79 | 36 | 9.55 | D2, D18, D53, D55, D68, D77 |
| 7 | 2 | 2.6 | 14 | 3.71 | D9, D59 |
| 10 | 2 | 2.6 | 20 | 5.31 | D6, D49 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.3 | 12 | 3.18 | D13 |
| 13 | 3 | 3.9 | 39 | 10.34 | D14, D17, D26 |
| 14 | 2 | 2.6 | 28 | 7.43 | D11, D73 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.3 | 16 | 4.24 | D8 |
| 18 | 1 | 1.3 | 18 | 4.77 | D56 |
| 25 | 1 | 1.3 | 25 | 6.63 | D3 |
| 28 | 1 | 1.3 | 28 | 7.43 | D1 |
| 37 | 1 | 1.3 | 37 | 9.81 | D4 |
| Total | 77 of 77 | 100.02 | 377 of 377 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 77 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 33 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 118 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 377 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.9 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.19 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.53 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 42.86 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 85.86 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,717,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 96.76 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00022 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 91.25% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 8,781.74 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 6,354 kg <br /> 6,354 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 21,954.34 |
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.
