S 610 - Salamis (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (191-180 BCE)
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191 BCE - 180 BCE Silver 1,701 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Ptolemy I Soter to right, wearing diadem and aegis around neck. |
| Reverse: | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. In field, date (and ear of cereal, pilos or pilei). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Salamis | Ancient region: | Cyprus | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 191 BCE | to | 180 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 14.20 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Ptolemaic |
Image
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. 59-60, n° 225-242 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 11.11 | 47, 49 |
| 2 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 22.22 | 48, 51 |
| 12 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 66.67 | 50 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 18 of 18 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 12 | Number of coins (n) | 18 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.6 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.99 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 119,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.92 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00015 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 88.89% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,010.02 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,701 kg <br /> 1,701 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 15,025.04 |
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.
