S 613 - Salamis (Ptolemy VI), silver, tetradrachms (164-145 BCE)
From SILVER
164 BCE - 145 BCE Silver 13,389 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 ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. In field, date (and diademed petasos or diademed scepter). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Salamis | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cyprus | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy VI Philometor (Ptolemaic king, 180-145 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 164 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 145 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 14.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Ptolemaic |
Image
S 613 Salamis Ptolemy VI Tetradrachm 164-145.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Olivier 20121Olivier 2012, p. 60-79, n° 315-423 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 38.89 | 14 | 12.84 | 75, 76, 77, 82, 84, 88, 90, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 102, 103 |
| 2 | 6 | 16.67 | 12 | 11.01 | 80, 81, 83, 87, 89, 91 |
| 3 | 3 | 8.33 | 9 | 8.26 | 69, 70, 74 |
| 4 | 4 | 11.11 | 16 | 14.68 | 73, 78, 79, 92 |
| 5 | 3 | 8.33 | 15 | 13.76 | 85, 101, 104 |
| 6 | 1 | 2.78 | 6 | 5.5 | 72 |
| 7 | 4 | 11.11 | 28 | 25.69 | 86, 96, 99, 100 |
| 9 | 1 | 2.78 | 9 | 8.26 | 71 |
| Total | 36 of 36 | 100 | 109 of 109 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 36 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 14 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 85 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 109 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.03 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.28 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.36 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 38.89 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 45.54 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 910,800 |
| 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) | 53.75 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.16% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,787 |
| 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 | 13,389 kg <br /> 13,389 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 11,967.5 |
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.
