S 652 - Ptolemais-Ake? (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (201-199 BCE)
From SILVER
201 BCE - 199 BCE Silver 719 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Ptolemy V right draped an diademed |
| Reverse: | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt monogram left |
Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| From | 201 BCE | to | 199 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 14.10 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Ptolemaic |
Image
_Tetradrachm_201-199_BCE_(Olivier_2012,_Planche_XXVIII,_2937).png)
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. 153-154, no. 2937-2942. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 16.67 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 83.33 | 2 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 6 of 6 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 6 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.55 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 51,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 83.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,705.88 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 719 kg <br /> 719 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,764.71 |
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 Etude de numismatique et d'histoire, [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Orléans University, 2012.
