S 600 - Salamis (Ptolemy VIII), gold, mnaieia (138-134 BCE)
From SILVER
138 BCE - 134 BCE Gold 6,482 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Arsinoe II to right, wearing diadem, veil and scepter. |
| Reverse: | ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ (Greek).Double cornucopia. In field, date. |
Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| From | 138 BCE | to | 134 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 27.70 | 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. 11-14. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 3 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 75 | 5 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 3 of 4 | 75 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 4 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.17 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 23,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,837.61 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 6,482 kg <br /> 6,482 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 17,094.02 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Olivier, Julien (2012), Archè et Chrèmata en Egypte au IIe siècle avant J.-C. (204-81 av. J.-C.). Etude de numismatique et d'histoire, [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Orléans University, 2012.
