S 617 - Salamis (Ptolemy IX), silver, tetradrachms (100-88 BCE) Olivier
From SILVER
100 BCE - 88 BCE Silver 3,819 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. In field, date (and star). |
Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| From | 100 BCE | to | 88 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 |
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. 86, n° 1055-1070 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 10 | Number of coins (n) | 16 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.6 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 37.5 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 12.99 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 259,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 16 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 81.25% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,463.43 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 3,819 kg <br /> 3,819 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,158.58 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
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 Etude de numismatique et d'histoire, [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Orléans University, 2012.
