S 509 - Uncertain mint, silver, tetradrachm, 101-95 BC
From SILVER
101 - 95 Silver 0 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Antiochus VII right, fillet border |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ (Greek).ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ on right, ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ on left., Athena standing left, resting hand on grounded shield and holding Nike who faces right, crowning royal epithet, spear usually rising from Athena's arm, laurel wreath border. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ancient region: | Modern country: | Authority: | Antiochus VII Euergetes (Seleucid king, 138-129 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 101 | to | 95 | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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.]]1Lorber - Houghton - Veselý 2006, p. 75-79 (série 2). | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 17 | 48.57 | 17 | 20 | |
| 2 | 8 | 22.86 | 16 | 18.82 | |
| 3 | 2 | 5.71 | 6 | 7.06 | |
| 4 | 2 | 5.71 | 8 | 9.41 | |
| 5 | 2 | 5.71 | 10 | 11.76 | |
| 6 | 2 | 5.71 | 12 | 14.12 | |
| 7 | 1 | 2.86 | 7 | 8.24 | |
| 8 | 1 | 2.86 | 8 | 9.41 | |
| Total | 35 of 35 | 99.99 | 84 of 85 | 98.82 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 35 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 17 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 60 | Number of coins (n) | 85 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.43 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.42 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.71 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 48.57 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 49.6 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 992,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 59.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 80% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,427.42 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 0 kg <br /> 0 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 8,568.55 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Lorber, Catherine C. - Houghton, Arhtur - Veselý, Petr (2006), "Cappadocian Tetradrachms in the Name of Antiochus VII. With an Appendix of quantitative analyses by Peter Vesely", Numismatic Chronicle 166, p. 65-75 (série 1).
