S 269 - Seleuceia Pieria, silver, tetradrachms (105/4-83/2 BCE)
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105 BCE - 82 BCE Silver 18,488 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the 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
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Seleuceia Pieria | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Syria | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 105 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 82 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 14.80 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | "[[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 referenceReference to coin series study: | "[[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
| 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 | 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 obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 50 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 23 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 140 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 157 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.14 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.12 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.8 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 46 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 62.46 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,249,200 |
| 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) | 73.36 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00013 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 85.35% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,027.22 |
| 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 | 18,488 kg <br /> 18,488 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 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.
