S 608 - Uncertain mint, silver, tetradrachm, 180-170 BC
From SILVER
180 - 170 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 I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC), Ptolemy VI Philometor (Ptolemaic king, 180-145 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 180 | to | 170 | 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. 54-58, no. 107-223. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 6 | 1 | 3.03 | 6 | 5.13 | D27 |
| 7 | 1 | 3.03 | 7 | 5.98 | D23 |
| 35 | 1 | 3.03 | 35 | 29.91 | D16 |
| 1 | 11 | 33.33 | 11 | 9.4 | D13, D17, D20, D22, D26, D29, D34, D35, D36, D38, D41 |
| 2 | 7 | 21.21 | 14 | 11.97 | D14, D15, D18, D19, D39, D40, D44 |
| 3 | 7 | 21.21 | 21 | 17.95 | D25, D30, D31, D32, D37, D42, D43 |
| 4 | 3 | 9.09 | 12 | 10.26 | D21, D28, D33 |
| 5 | 2 | 6.06 | 10 | 8.55 | D24, D45 |
| Total | 33 of 33 | 99.99 | 116 of 117 | 99.15 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 33 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 11 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 65 | Number of coins (n) | 117 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.55 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.8 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.97 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 39.7 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 794,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 45.96 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00015 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.6% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,894.21 |
| 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 | 14,735.52 |
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.
