S 1893 - Babylon (Seleucus I), silver, staters (321-315 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 13204

321 BCE - 315 BCE Silver 31,521 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Baal seated left, holding scepter in right hand, left hand on throne
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	Lion advancing left, Γ above

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Babylon

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Mesopotamia

Modern countryModern country: Iraq

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:

Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Seleucus I Nicator (satrap in 321-305 BC and Seleucid king in 305-281 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

321 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

315 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Silver

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

15.60

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

stater , double siglos

StandardStandard.:

Persian

Image

S1893 Babylon (Seleucus I) staters lion.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Iossif - Lorber 20071Iossif - Lorber 2007, p. 9-11
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	31	54.39	31	29.52	1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 24, 33, 34, 35, 36, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55
2	14	24.56	28	26.67	5, 8, 10, 11, 19, 25, 27, 31, 32, 37, 39, 47, 51, 57
3	5	8.77	15	14.29	22, 28, 29, 38, 45
4	5	8.77	20	19.05	20, 23, 40, 41, 56
5	1	1.75	5	4.76	30
6	1	1.75	6	5.71	26
Total	57 of 57	99.99	105 of 105	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	57	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	31
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	84	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	105
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	1.84	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.25
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.47	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	54.39 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	101.03	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	2,020,600
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)	124.69	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00005
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	70.48%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	2,078.59
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	31,521 kg <br /> 31,521 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	5,196.48

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation