S 667 - Alexandria, gold, pentadrachm
From SILVER
246 BCE - 222 BCE Gold 19,217 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Arsinoe II to right, draped and wearing stephane K in the left field |
| Reverse: | ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗE ΦIΛΑΔEΛΦOY (Greek).Cornucopiae filled with fruits and bound with fillet |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Alexandria | Ancient region: | Egypt | Modern country: Egypt | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 246 BCE | to | 222 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 21.40 | Denomination: | pentadrachm
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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. 169, no. 3384-3402. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 5.26 | D14 |
| 4 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 21.05 | D17 |
| 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 26.32 | D16 |
| 9 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 47.37 | |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 19 of 19 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 9 | Number of coins (n) | 19 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.75 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.11 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.49 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 89,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.07 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00021 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.74% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 8,463.25 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 19,217 kg <br /> 19,217 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 21,158.13 |
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 Etude de numismatique et d'histoire, [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Orléans University, 2012.
