S 668 - Alexandria (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (205-195 BCE)
From SILVER
205 BCE - 195 BCE Silver 40,397 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, to left, monogram of LΓ |
Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| From | 205 BCE | to | 195 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 14.10 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Ptolemaic |
Image
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. 174, n° 3571-3573 and p. 175-177, n° 3583-3674. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 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 obverses ᵖ (o) | 62 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 44 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 95 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.53 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 70.97 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 143.25 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 2,865,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 178.48 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 53.68% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,326.35 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 40,397 kg <br /> 40,397 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 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.
