S 607 - Uncertain mint, silver, tetradrachm, 193-180 BC
From SILVER
193 - 180 Silver 0 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Ptolemy I Soter to right, wearing diadem and aegis around neck. |
| Reverse: | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΣΟΤΗΡΟΣ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. In field, date. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ancient region: | Modern country: | Authority: | Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC), Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 193 | to | 180 | 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.]]1Olivier 2012, p. 51-54, no. 35-106. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 3 | 1 | 7.69 | 3 | 4.17 | D4 |
| 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 |
| 1 | 5 | 38.46 | 5 | 6.94 | D3, D5, D6, D7, D12 |
| 4 | 2 | 15.38 | 8 | 11.11 | D8, D11 |
| Total | 13 of 13 | 99.98 | 71 of 72 | 98.61 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 13 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 49 | Number of coins (n) | 72 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5.54 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.47 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.77 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 38.46 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 14.18 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 283,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 15.86 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00025 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 93.06% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 10,155.15 |
| 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 | 25,387.87 |
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.
