S 608 - Uncertain mint, silver, tetradrachm, 180-170 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 9238

180 - 170 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 I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC), Ptolemy VI Philometor (Ptolemaic king, 180-145 BC)

Chronology

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

180

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

170

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 608 - Uncertain mint, silver, tetradrachm, 180-170 (Olivier 2012, Planche III, 202).png

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Olivier 20121Olivier 2012, p. 54-58, no. 107-223.
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	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
6	1	3.03	6	5.13	D27
7	1	3.03	7	5.98	D23
35	1	3.03	35	29.91	D16
Total	33 of 33	99.99	116 of 117	99.15

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	33	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	11
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	65	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	117
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	3.55	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.8
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.97	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	33.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	39.7	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	794,000
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)	45.96	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00015
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	90.6%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	5,894.21
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	14,735.52

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