S 2048 - Hierapolis-Bambyke, silver, didrachms (facing head/Baaltars) (333-323 BCE)
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333 BCE - 323 BCE Silver 3,111 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Aramaic legend 'Ateh' to right (Aramaic).Zeus as Baltaars seated to left, head facing, holding sceptre and eagle, plough to left |
| Reverse: | Aramaic legend to left, O to right (Aramaic).Facing female head, wearing double pearl necklace |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Hierapolis-Bambyke | Ancient region: | Syria | Modern country: Syria | Authority: | Abd-Hadad of Hierapolis, Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 333 BCE | to | 323 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.20 | Denomination: | didrachm
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Standard: |
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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.]]1Andrade 2017, p. 35-36 (Series 8-10) | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 5 | 83.33 | 5 | 62.5 | 8/2, 9/1, 10/1, 10/2, 10/3 |
| 3 | 1 | 16.67 | 3 | 37.5 | 8/1 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100 | 8 of 8 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 8 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.14 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.17 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 83.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 18.97 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 379,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 24 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 37.5% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 843.44 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 3,111 kg <br /> 3,111 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 2,108.59 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Andrade, Nathanael J. (2017), "The Silver Coinage of Syrian Manbog (Hierapolis-Bambyke)," American Journal of Numismatics, 2nd ser., 29, p. 1-46, pl. 1-5
