S 668 - Alexandria (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (205-195 BCE)
From SILVER
205 BCE - 195 BCE Silver 40,397 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, to left, monogram of LΓ |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Alexandria | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Egypt | Modern countryModern country: Egypt | 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: | Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC), Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 205 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 195 BCE | 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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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 14.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Ptolemaic |
Image
S668 Ptolemy V tetradrachm.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Olivier 20121Olivier 2012, p. 174, n° 3571-3573 and p. 175-177, n° 3583-3674. | ||
| 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 | 44 | 70.97 | 44 | 46.32 | 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 |
| 2 | 9 | 14.52 | 18 | 18.95 | 16, 26, 27, 38, 44, 47, 57, 58, 65 |
| 3 | 6 | 9.68 | 18 | 18.95 | 1, 14, 45, 51, 55, 59 |
| 4 | 2 | 3.23 | 8 | 8.42 | 17, 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.61 | 5 | 5.26 | 7 |
| Total | 62 of 62 | 100.01 | 93 of 95 | 97.9 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 62 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 44 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 95 | |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.53 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 70.97 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 143.25 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 2,865,000 |
| 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) | 178.48 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 53.68% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,326.35 |
| 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 | 40,397 kg <br /> 40,397 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 3,315.88 |
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.
