S 607 - Uncertain mint, silver, tetradrachm, 193-180 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 9618

193 - 180 Silver 0 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Head of Ptolemy I Soter to right, wearing diadem and aegis around neck.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΣΟΤΗΡΟΣ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. In field, date.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Modern countryModern country:

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:

Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC), Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

193

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

180

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Silver

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard.:

Image

S 607 - Uncertain mint Tetradrachm 193-180 (Olivier 2012, Planche II, 61).png

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Olivier 20121Olivier 2012, p. 51-54, no. 35-106.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

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	5	38.46	5	6.94	D3, D5, D6, D7, D12
3	1	7.69	3	4.17	D4
4	2	15.38	8	11.11	D8, D11
7	1	7.69	7	9.72	D2
10	1	7.69	10	13.89	D9
11	1	7.69	11	15.28	D10
13	1	7.69	13	18.06	D1
14	1	7.69	14	19.44	D13
Total	13 of 13	99.98	71 of 72	98.61

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	13	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	5
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	49	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	72
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	5.54	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.47
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	3.77	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	38.46 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	14.18	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	283,600
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)	15.86	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00025
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	93.06%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	10,155.15
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	0 kg <br /> 0 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	25,387.87

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