S 655 - Uncertain mint, silver, tetradrachm
From SILVER
Silver 0 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Different types: 1) Bust of Ptolemy V to right, wearing diadem. Border of dots (Sv1258), 2) head of Ptolemey I Soter to right, wearing diadem and aegis around neck. Border of dots (Sv1259). |
| Reverse: | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. In field, monogram. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| From | to | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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. 155, no. 2964-2987. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 14.29 | 2 | 8.33 | D5 (Sv1258) |
| 3 | 1 | 14.29 | 3 | 12.5 | D2 (Sv1259) |
| 4 | 1 | 14.29 | 4 | 16.67 | D1 (Sv1259) |
| 6 | 1 | 14.29 | 6 | 25 | D2 (Sv1258) |
| 7 | 1 | 14.29 | 7 | 29.17 | D1 (Sv1258) |
| 1 | 2 | 28.57 | 2 | 8.33 | D3 (Sv1258), D4 (Sv1258) |
| Total | 7 of 7 | 100.02 | 24 of 24 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 7 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 15 | Number of coins (n) | 24 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.43 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.6 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.14 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 28.57 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 8.5 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 170,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.88 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 91.67% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,647.06 |
| 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 | 14,117.65 |
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.
