S 1691 - Parthia (uncertain mint) (Pacorus II), silver, drachms (78-120 CE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 11543


78 CE - 120 CE Silver 24,834 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Bare-headed bust of king l. with long pointed beard, wearing diadem with large loop behind and earring
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: (Greek).Archer seated r. on throne holding bow, below bow a large A monogram topped by horizontal stroke and with pellet below, Greek legend in straight lines around.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Parthia (uncertain mint) Ancient regionAncient region.: Parthia 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
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 78 CE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 120 CE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Roman from 30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 3.60 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma Nomisma.org StandardStandard.:
Image
S1691 Pacorus drachm.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Sellwood 19981Sellwood 1998
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sellwood 19802Sellwood 1980, n° 78



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 82 69.49 82 50.62
2 29 24.58 58 35.8
3 6 5.08 18 11.11
4 1 0.85 4 2.47
Total 118 of 118 100 162 of 162 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 118 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  82
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 162
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 1.37 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  69.49 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  344.92 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  6,898,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 434.45 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00002
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 49.38% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  939.35
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  24,834 kg <br /> 24,834 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  2,348.37
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Sellwood, David (1998), "A die count for a group of Parthian drachms", in Richard Ashton and Silvia Hurter (eds.), Studies in Greek Numismatics in Memory of Martin Jessop Price, London, p. 317-320, pl. 68.
  2. ^  Sellwood, David (1980), An introduction to the coinage of Parthia, 2nd ed., London, Spink & Son, 322 p., 10 pl.