S 674 - Alexandria, silver, tetradrachm, 146-116 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9413

146 BCE - 116 BCE Silver 52,920 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head of Ptolemy I Soter to right, wearing diadem and aegis around neck.
Reverse:	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, date in field

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Alexandria

Ancient region:

Egypt

Modern country: Egypt

Authority:

Ptolemy VIII Physcon (169-164, 144-132/1 and 126-116 BC)

Chronology

From

146 BCE

to

116 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

14.10

Denomination:

tetradrachm

Standard:

Ptolemaic

Image

]]S 674 - Alexandria Tetradrachm 146-116 BC (Olivier 2012, Planche LV, 4693).png

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. 202-210, no. 4444-4782.
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
12	1	0.74	12	3.54	D69
9	2	1.48	18	5.31
1	51	37.78	51	15.04	D35, D39, D45, D47, D49, D51, D52, D53, D54, D55, D57, D58, D61, D63, D67, D68, D72, D74, D82, D84, D89, D97, D98, D99, D100, D102, D103, D105, D109, D111, D112, D117, D119, D120, D121, D129, D131, D134, D135, D136, D137, D138, D157, D158, D159, D160, D161, D162, D163, D164, D166
2	38	28.15	76	22.42	D32, D33, D34, D36, D38, D42, D43, D46, D48, D56, D59, D64, D70, D71, D73, D80, D81, D85, D86, D88, D90, D95, D101, D116, D118, D124, D125, D126, D127, D128, D130, D132, D133, D151, D152, D153, D154, D156
3	16	11.85	48	14.16	D37, D41, D44, D87, D96, D110, D114, D144, D145, D146, D147, D148, D149, D150, D155, D165
4	13	9.63	52	15.34	D50, D60, D66, D75, D77, D83, D91, D104, D106, D113, D115, D122, D143
5	7	5.19	35	10.32	D40, D65, D78, D107, D123, D141, D142
6	4	2.96	24	7.08	D62, D76, D79, D108
7	3	2.22	21	6.19	D93, D94, D139
Total	135 of 135	100	337 of 339	99.4

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	135	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	51
Number of reverse dies (r)	285	Number of coins (n)	339
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2.51	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.19
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	2.11	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	37.78 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	187.66	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	3,753,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	224.34	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00009
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	84.96%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	3,612.92
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	52,920 kg <br /> 52,920 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	9,032.29

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