S 1392 - Ecbatana (Osroes II), silver, drachms (190-191 CE)
From SILVER
190 CE - 191 CE Silver 3,419 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of the king left, wearing earring, diadem and tiara. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (Greek).King seated left or right, wearing diadem, holding bow. (Above the bow, pearl). 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, Osroes II (claimant of the throne of the Parthian Empire c. 190 AD) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 190 CE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 191 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 | 3.75 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachm | StandardStandard.: |
Image
S1392 Ecbatana Osroes II drachms.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Boillet 20091Boillet 2009, p. 846-863, no. 6382-6621. | ||
| 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 | 15 | 35.71 | 15 | 6.25 | 11, 18, 24, 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42 |
| 2 | 3 | 7.14 | 6 | 2.5 | 13, 28, 30 |
| 3 | 6 | 14.29 | 18 | 7.5 | 2, 12, 16, 20, 26, 38 |
| 4 | 1 | 2.38 | 4 | 1.67 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 7.14 | 15 | 6.25 | 17, 22, 31 |
| 6 | 3 | 7.14 | 18 | 7.5 | 7, 23, 35 |
| 8 | 1 | 2.38 | 8 | 3.33 | 8 |
| 10 | 1 | 2.38 | 10 | 4.17 | 9 |
| 11 | 2 | 4.76 | 22 | 9.17 | 3, 6 |
| 12 | 1 | 2.38 | 12 | 5 | 14 |
| 14 | 1 | 2.38 | 14 | 5.83 | 4 |
| 15 | 1 | 2.38 | 15 | 6.25 | 10 |
| 17 | 1 | 2.38 | 17 | 7.08 | 21 |
| 21 | 2 | 4.76 | 42 | 17.5 | 1, 19 |
| 24 | 1 | 2.38 | 24 | 10 | 5 |
| Total | 42 of 42 | 99.98 | 240 of 240 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 42 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 15 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 100 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 240 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 5.71 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.38 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 35.71 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 45.58 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 911,600 |
| 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) | 50.91 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00026 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 93.75% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 10,530.93 |
| 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 | 3,419 kg <br /> 3,419 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 26,327.34 |
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.
