S 1394 - Ecbatana (Vologases VI), silver, drachms (208-228 CE)
From SILVER
208 CE - 228 CE Silver 5,022 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of the king left, wearing diadem and tiara. In the field, 3 marks. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Unreadable King seated 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, Vologases VI (king of Parthia, c. 208-228 AD) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 208 CE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 228 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. 873-895, no. 6732-7033. | ||
| 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 | 25 | 40.98 | 25 | 8.28 | D5, D21, D22, D24, D25, D26, D27, D35, D39, D40, D42, D43, D44, D45, D46, D47, D48, D49, D51, D52, D53, D54, D55, D56, D61 |
| 2 | 8 | 13.11 | 16 | 5.3 | D11, D15, D19, D23, D28, D33, D37, D38 |
| 3 | 8 | 13.11 | 24 | 7.95 | D16, D29, D32, D34, D36, D41, D50, D60 |
| 4 | 1 | 1.64 | 4 | 1.32 | D58 |
| 5 | 3 | 4.92 | 15 | 4.97 | D6, D31, D57 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.64 | 6 | 1.99 | D18 |
| 7 | 4 | 6.56 | 28 | 9.27 | D14, D20, D30, D59 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.64 | 8 | 2.65 | D17 |
| 10 | 2 | 3.28 | 20 | 6.62 | D10, D12 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.64 | 11 | 3.64 | D7 |
| 12 | 2 | 3.28 | 24 | 7.95 | D1, D8 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.64 | 17 | 5.63 | D4 |
| 18 | 2 | 3.28 | 36 | 11.92 | D2, D3 |
| 22 | 1 | 1.64 | 22 | 7.28 | D13 |
| 38 | 1 | 1.64 | 38 | 12.58 | D9 |
| Total | 61 of 61 | 100 | 294 of 302 | 97.35 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 61 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 25 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 59 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 302 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.95 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 5.12 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.97 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40.98 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 67.87 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,357,400 |
| 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) | 76.44 | 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) | 91.72% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 8,899.37 |
| 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 | 5,022 kg <br /> 5,022 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 22,248.42 |
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.
