S 94 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II), silver, tetradrachms (71 BCE)
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71 BCE - 71 BCE Silver 1,805 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing Armenian tiara with five peaks and emblazoned with comet, bead and reel border around |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ TIΓΡΑΝΟΥ (Greek).Tyche of Artaxata seated to right on rock pile, holding palm branch, river god Araxes swimming to right below, BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right, TIΓPANOY to left, ΣΩ in exergue |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Tigranocerta | Ancient region: | Armenia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC), Armenian kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 71 BCE | to | 71 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.20 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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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.]]1Nercessian 2006, p. 82-84 | ||
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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 | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 40 | 1, 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 50 | 4 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 10 of 10 | 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) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 10 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.57 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 111,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.67 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,590.66 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,805 kg <br /> 1,805 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 8,976.66 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Nercessian, Yeghia T. (2006), Silver Coinage of the Artaxiad Dynasty of Armenia, Los Angeles, ix, 212 p., 96 pl.
