S 1388 - Ecbatana (Parthamaspates), silver, drachms (116-117 CE)
From SILVER
116 CE - 117 CE Silver 1,669 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of the king left, wearing earring and tiara. 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. |
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, Parthamaspates (Roman client, king of Parthia in 116-117 AD and of Osroene in 118-123 AD) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 116 CE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 117 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.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Boillet 20091Boillet 2009, p. 780-801, no. 5742-5939. | ||
| 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 | 7 | 31.82 | 7 | 3.54 | D13, D15, D16, D17, D19, D20, D22 |
| 2 | 1 | 4.55 | 2 | 1.01 | D11 |
| 3 | 3 | 13.64 | 9 | 4.55 | D6, D12, D21 |
| 5 | 1 | 4.55 | 5 | 2.53 | D14 |
| 6 | 1 | 4.55 | 6 | 3.03 | D18 |
| 7 | 1 | 4.55 | 7 | 3.54 | D9 |
| 10 | 1 | 4.55 | 10 | 5.05 | D7 |
| 12 | 1 | 4.55 | 12 | 6.06 | D5 |
| 13 | 1 | 4.55 | 13 | 6.57 | D4 |
| 18 | 1 | 4.55 | 18 | 9.09 | D1 |
| 22 | 1 | 4.55 | 22 | 11.11 | D10 |
| 23 | 1 | 4.55 | 23 | 11.62 | D8 |
| 28 | 1 | 4.55 | 28 | 14.14 | D2 |
| 35 | 1 | 4.55 | 35 | 17.68 | D3 |
| Total | 22 of 22 | 100.06 | 197 of 198 | 99.52 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 22 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 23 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 198 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 9 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 8.61 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.05 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 31.82 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 22.56 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 451,200 |
| 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) | 24.75 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00044 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.46% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 17,553.19 |
| 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 | 1,669 kg <br /> 1,669 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 43,882.98 |
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.
