S 653 - Dora (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (205-200 BCE)
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205 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 994 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed and draped bust of Ptolemy V right |
| Reverse: | (Greek).Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, ΔΩ to left |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Dora | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Israel | Authority: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 205 BCE | to | 200 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 14.20 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Ptolemaic |
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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. 154, n° 2943-2954 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 4 | 3 | 100 | 12 | 100 | 1, 2, 3 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 100 | 12 of 12 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 12 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.71 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.5 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 70,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,857.14 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 994 kg <br /> 994 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 17,142.86 |
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 Etude de numismatique et d'histoire, [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Orléans University, 2012.
