S 973 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II), silver, tetradrachms (70-55 BCE)
From SILVER
70 BCE - 55 BCE Silver 5,014 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ TIΓΡΑΝΟΥ (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tigranocerta | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Armenia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: | Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 70 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 55 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 | 15.40 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Moushegian - Depeyrot 19991Moushegian - Depeyrot 1999, catalogue: p. 204-207, no. 28-33). | ||
| 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 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 2.55 | |
| 2 | 1 | 6.25 | 2 | 1.27 | |
| 3 | 3 | 18.75 | 9 | 5.73 | |
| 4 | 2 | 12.5 | 8 | 5.1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 12.5 | 10 | 6.37 | |
| 8 | 1 | 6.25 | 8 | 5.1 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6.25 | 13 | 8.28 | |
| 19 | 1 | 6.25 | 19 | 12.1 | |
| 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 25 | 15.92 | |
| 29 | 1 | 6.25 | 29 | 18.47 | |
| 30 | 1 | 6.25 | 30 | 19.11 | |
| Total | 18 of 16 | 112.5 | 157 of 157 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 16 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 117 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 157 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 9.81 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.34 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 7.31 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 16.28 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 325,600 |
| 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) | 17.82 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00048 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.45% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 19,287.47 |
| 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 | 5,014 kg <br /> 5,014 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 48,218.67 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Moushegian - Depeyrot 1999
