S 615 - Salamis (Ptolemy IX), silver, tetradrachms (117-114 BCE)
From SILVER
117 BCE - 114 BCE Silver 1,161 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Ptolemy I Soter to right, wearing diadem and aegis around neck. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, scepter on shoulder. In field, date (and kerykeion). |
Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| From | 117 BCE | to | 114 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 14.70 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Ptolemaic |
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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. 79-80, no. 855-913. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 8.47 | D176 |
| 8 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 13.56 | D178 |
| 10 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 16.95 | D179 |
| 36 | 1 | 25 | 36 | 61.02 | D177 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 59 of 59 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 33 | Number of coins (n) | 59 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 14.75 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.79 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 8.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.95 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 79,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.29 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00075 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 29,873.42 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,161 kg <br /> 1,161 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 74,683.54 |
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 Etude de numismatique et d'histoire, [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Orléans University, 2012.
