S 2043 - Alexandria (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (thunderbolt) (199-198 BCE)
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199 BCE - 198 BCE Silver 589 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Draped bust of the youthful Ptolemy Epiphanes to right, wearing diadem ornamented with a laurel wreath |
| Reverse: | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ (Greek).Winged thunderbolt, above the wings to left and right, 8-rayed star, in the field below the wings to left, monogram of ΑΡ, in the field to right, spearhead upwards |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Alexandria | Ancient region: | Egypt | Modern country: Egypt | Authority: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 199 BCE | to | 198 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 14.10 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Carlen 2019, p. 106 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 7865 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 7 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 46.67 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 53.33 | 8 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 15 of 15 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 15 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 7.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.09 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 41,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.31 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00036 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 14,354.07 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 589 kg <br /> 589 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 35,885.17 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
