S 630 - Paphos (Ptolemy VIII), silver, didrachms (138-137 BCE)
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138 BCE - 137 BCE Silver 157 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Crowned head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck |
| Reverse: | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Greek).Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, L M (date) to left, ΠA to right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Paphos | Ancient region: | Cyprus | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy VIII Physcon (169-164, 144-132/1 and 126-116 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 138 BCE | to | 137 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 7.05 | Denomination: | didrachm
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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. 121, no. 2143-2147. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 5 | 1 | 100 | 5 | 100 | 362 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 5 of 5 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 5 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.11 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 22,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00023 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 9,009.01 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 157 kg <br /> 157 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 22,522.52 |
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 Etude de numismatique et d'histoire, [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Orléans University, 2012.
