S 75 - Aradus (Ptolemy VI), silver, didrachms (180-145 BCE) Duyrat
From SILVER
180 BCE - 145 BCE Silver 6,427 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Ptolemy I diademed |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΟΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, date in field |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Aradus | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Phoenicia | Modern countryModern country: Syria | 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: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC), Ptolemy VI Philometor (Ptolemaic king, 180-145 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 180 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 145 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 | 7.00 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | didrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Ptolemaic |
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Duyrat 20051Duyrat 2005, p. 116-118. | ||
| 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 | 11 | 25.58 | 11 | 4.01 | |
| 2 | 4 | 9.3 | 8 | 2.92 | |
| 3 | 4 | 9.3 | 12 | 4.38 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2.33 | 4 | 1.46 | |
| 5 | 2 | 4.65 | 10 | 3.65 | |
| 6 | 3 | 6.98 | 18 | 6.57 | |
| 7 | 3 | 6.98 | 21 | 7.66 | |
| 8 | 3 | 6.98 | 24 | 8.76 | |
| 9 | 3 | 6.98 | 27 | 9.85 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2.33 | 10 | 3.65 | |
| 11 | 3 | 6.98 | 33 | 12.04 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2.33 | 12 | 4.38 | |
| 17 | 1 | 2.33 | 17 | 6.2 | |
| 20 | 1 | 2.33 | 20 | 7.3 | |
| 21 | 1 | 2.33 | 21 | 7.66 | |
| 26 | 1 | 2.33 | 26 | 9.49 | |
| Total | 43 of 43 | 100.04 | 274 of 274 | 99.98 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 43 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 11 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 140 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 274 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 6.37 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.96 |
| 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 | 25.58 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 45.91 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 918,200 |
| 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) | 51 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00030 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.99% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 11,936.4 |
| 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 | 6,427 kg <br /> 6,427 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 29,840.99 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Duyrat, Frédérique (2005), Arados hellénistique. Etude historique et monétaire, Beirut
