S 659 - Uncertain mint, silver, didrachm, 162-145 BC
From SILVER
162 - 145 Silver 0 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Ptolemy I Soter to right, wearing diadem and aegis around neck. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΣΟΤΗΡΟΣ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. In field, date. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Modern countryModern country: | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 162 | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 145 | 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.: | didrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Olivier 2012, p. 156-165, no. 2993-3246 and 3248-3315. | ||
| 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). |
| 3 | 1 | 2.13 | 3 | 0.93 | D48 |
| 4 | 1 | 2.13 | 4 | 1.24 | D43 |
| 7 | 1 | 2.13 | 7 | 2.17 | D18 |
| 8 | 1 | 2.13 | 8 | 2.48 | D12 |
| 11 | 1 | 2.13 | 11 | 3.42 | D27 |
| 13 | 1 | 2.13 | 13 | 4.04 | D21 |
| 14 | 1 | 2.13 | 14 | 4.35 | D42 |
| 18 | 1 | 2.13 | 18 | 5.59 | D22 |
| 19 | 1 | 2.13 | 19 | 5.9 | D28 |
| 22 | 1 | 2.13 | 22 | 6.83 | D26 |
| 23 | 1 | 2.13 | 23 | 7.14 | D33 |
| 26 | 1 | 2.13 | 26 | 8.07 | D13 |
| 9 | 3 | 6.38 | 27 | 8.39 | D12 |
| 1 | 12 | 25.53 | 12 | 3.73 | D3, D7, D8, D14, D17, D19, D23, D24, D38, D41, D45, D49 |
| 2 | 8 | 17.02 | 16 | 4.97 | D9, D10, D11, D20, D25, D29, D40, D44 |
| 5 | 3 | 6.38 | 15 | 4.66 | D1, D31, D47 |
| 6 | 3 | 6.38 | 18 | 5.59 | D5, D16, D34 |
| 10 | 4 | 8.51 | 40 | 12.42 | D2, D4, D37, D39 |
| 12 | 2 | 4.26 | 24 | 7.45 | D35, D46 |
| Total | 47 of 47 | 100.02 | 320 of 322 | 99.37 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 47 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 12 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 153 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 322 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 6.85 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 3.26 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25.53 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 49.69 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 993,800 |
| 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) | 55.03 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00032 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.27% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 12,960.35 |
| 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 | 32,400.89 |
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.
