S 2044 - Alexandria (Ptolemy V), gold, mnaieia (199-198 BCE)
From SILVER
199 BCE - 198 BCE Gold 19,071 kg
Description
| Obverse: | AΔEΛΦΩN above (Greek).Conjoined busts of Ptolemy II and Arsinöe II right, Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Arsinöe is diademed and veiled, monogram to left |
| Reverse: | ΘEΩN above (Greek).Conjoined busts of Ptolemy I and Berenike I, Ptolemy is diademed and draped (thunderbolt ornament on diadem), Berenike is diademed and veiled, spearhead to left |
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: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 27.80 | Denomination: | mnaieion
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Standard: | Ptolemaic |
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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. 106-107 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 3 | 1 | 33.33 | 3 | 23.08 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 33.33 | 4 | 30.77 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | 33.33 | 6 | 46.15 | 9 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 13 of 13 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 13 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.17 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.43 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 68,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.9 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00019 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 7,580.17 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 19,071 kg <br /> 19,071 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 18,950.44 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Carlen Eric (2019), "The Spearhead and Monogram Coinage of Ptolemy V," American Numismatic Journal, 2nd ser., 31, p. 97-118, pl. 18-23.
