S 641 - Coele-Syria (uncertain mint) (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (203-198 BCE)
From SILVER
203 - 198 Silver 0 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of Ptolemy IV or Ptolemy V to right, wearing diadem. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. (In field, monogram, H, B, Θ, Σ, I, A, M, ME, Δ. Under eagle, NI.) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Coele-Syria (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Syria (Coele-Syria) | Modern countryModern country: Syria | 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: | Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 203 | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 198 | 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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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
S641 Coele-Syria Ptolemy V.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Olivier 20121Olivier 2012, p. 142-148, n° 2682-2695, 2697-2710, 2717-2735, 2737-2749, 2751-2761 and 2763-2848. | ||
| 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 | 25 | 5 | 3.18 | 3, 5, 6, 17, 21 |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.27 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.91 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2.55 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6.37 | 16, 18 |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.82 | 22 |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4.46 | 10 |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5.73 | 9 |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6.37 | 15 |
| 11 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7.01 | 8 |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 7.64 | 12 |
| 13 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 8.28 | 19 |
| 19 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 12.1 | 14 |
| 21 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13.38 | 13 |
| 25 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 15.92 | 20 |
| Total | 20 of 20 | 100 | 157 of 157 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 20 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 57 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 157 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 7.85 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.75 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.85 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 20.8 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 416,000 |
| 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) | 22.92 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00038 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.82% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 15,096.15 |
| 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 | 0 kg <br /> 0 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 37,740.38 |
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.
