S 659 - Uncertain mint, silver, didrachm, 162-145 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 9368

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

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Silver

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

didrachm

StandardStandard.:

Image

S 659 - Uncertain mint Didrachm 162-145 BC (Olivier 2012, Planche XXX, 3042).png

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Olivier 20121Olivier 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).
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
3	1	2.13	3	0.93	D48
4	1	2.13	4	1.24	D43
5	3	6.38	15	4.66	D1, D31, D47
6	3	6.38	18	5.59	D5, D16, D34
7	1	2.13	7	2.17	D18
8	1	2.13	8	2.48	D12
9	3	6.38	27	8.39	D12
10	4	8.51	40	12.42	D2, D4, D37, D39
11	1	2.13	11	3.42	D27
12	2	4.26	24	7.45	D35, D46
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
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

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