S 269 - Seleuceia Pieria, silver, tetradrachms (105/4-83/2 BCE)
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105 BCE - 82 BCE Silver 18,488 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right |
| Reverse: | ΣΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ above, BI (date) and ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ below, I to lower right (Greek).Filleted thunderbolt on throne, ΔI (date) below, monogram to lower right, all within wreath |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Seleuceia Pieria | Ancient region: | Syria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 105 BCE | to | 82 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 14.80 | 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.]]1Callataÿ 2002, p. 73-77. | ||
| 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° 5887-5888, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 9, n° 1382 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 23 | 46 | 23 | 14.65 | 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 36, 39, 43, 45, 48, 50 |
| 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6.37 | 5, 29, 32, 35, 40 |
| 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 13.38 | 2, 3, 4, 17, 31, 33, 46 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 10.19 | 13, 22, 47, 49 |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 9.55 | 16, 20, 41 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.82 | 38 |
| 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10.19 | 23, 44 |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11.46 | 28, 42 |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6.37 | 30 |
| 11 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14.01 | 34, 37 |
| Total | 50 of 50 | 100 | 157 of 157 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 50 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 23 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 140 | Number of coins (n) | 157 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.14 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.12 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.8 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 46 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 62.46 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,249,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 73.36 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00013 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 85.35% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,027.22 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 18,488 kg <br /> 18,488 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 12,568.04 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Fr. de Callataÿ, "La production des tétradrachmes civiques de la Cilicie jusqu’à la Palestine à la fin du IIe et dans la première moitié du Ier s. av. J.-C. (Elaiussa Sébasté, Aigeai, Séleucie-de-Piérie, Laodicée, Arados, Tripolis, Sidon, Tyr, Ascalon)", in Chr. Augé et Fr. Duyrat (ed.), Les monnayages syriens. Quel apport pour l’histoire du Proche-Orient hellénistique et romain ?, Bibliothèque archéologique et historique 162, IFAPO Beyrouth, Beirut, p. 77-80.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.
