S 599 - Salamis (Ptolemy VI), gold, mnaieia (180-162 BCE)
From SILVER
180 BCE - 162 BCE Gold 52,385 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Arsinoe II to right, wearing diadem, veil and scepter. |
| Reverse: | ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ (Greek).Double cornucopia. In field, date (and cantharos). |
Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| From | 180 BCE | to | 162 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 27.60 | 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.]]1Olivier 2012, p. 49, no. 7-10. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 75 | D2, D3, D4 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 100 | 3 of 4 | 75 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 4 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 100 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 9.49 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 189,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 12 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 25% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 842.99 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 52,385 kg <br /> 52,385 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 2,107.48 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Olivier 2012
