S 616 - Salamis (Ptolemy X), silver, tetradrachms (114-104 BCE) Olivier
From SILVER
114 BCE - 104 BCE Silver 4,178 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.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. In field, date (and lotus button, parazonium, Isis crown, kerykeion and star, helmet or club). |
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 X Alexander I (Ptolemaic king, 110-88 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 114 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 104 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
H323 Salamis Ptolemy X.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Olivier 20121Olivier 2012, p. 80-85, n° 914-1054 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 35.71 | 5 | 3.55 | 188, 189, 191, 192, 193 |
| 2 | 1 | 7.14 | 2 | 1.42 | 182 |
| 3 | 2 | 14.29 | 6 | 4.26 | 187, 190 |
| 7 | 1 | 7.14 | 7 | 4.96 | 184 |
| 14 | 1 | 7.14 | 14 | 9.93 | 180 |
| 17 | 1 | 7.14 | 17 | 12.06 | 183 |
| 19 | 1 | 7.14 | 19 | 13.48 | 186 |
| 35 | 1 | 7.14 | 35 | 24.82 | 181 |
| 36 | 1 | 7.14 | 36 | 25.53 | 185 |
| Total | 14 of 14 | 99.98 | 141 of 141 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 14 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 66 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 141 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 10.07 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.14 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 4.71 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 35.71 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 14.21 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 284,200 |
| 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) | 15.54 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00050 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.45% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 19,845.18 |
| 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 | 4,178 kg <br /> 4,178 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 49,612.95 |
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.
