S 640 - Uncertain mint, gold, mnaieion, 203-198 BC
From SILVER
203 - 198 Gold 0 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Different types: 1)Draped and diademed bust of Ptolemy V right, 2) Head of Arsinoe III to right, wearing stephane, tip of a lotos-tipped scepter visible behind her left shoulder |
| Reverse: | Different types : 1) ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ; 2) ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ (?) (Greek).Different types : 1)Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, with wings closed, 2)Cornucopiae filled with fruits and bound with fillet |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ancient region: | Modern country: | Authority: | Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 203 | to | 198 | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Denomination: | mnaieion
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Standard: |
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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. 142, no. 2681, 2696, 2711-2716, 2736, 2750 and 2762. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 9.09 | D9 |
| 2 | 1 | 33.33 | 2 | 18.18 | D11 |
| 8 | 1 | 33.33 | 8 | 72.73 | D1 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 11 of 11 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 11 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.57 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.58 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 71,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.13 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00015 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.91% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,145.25 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 0 kg <br /> 0 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 15,363.13 |
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.
