S 975 - Artaxata, silver, tetradrachm, 70-55 BC
From SILVER
70 BCE - 55 BCE Silver 2,700 kg
Description
| Obverse: | |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN) TIΓΡΑΝΟΥ (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Artaxata | Ancient region: | Armenia | Modern country: Armenia | Authority: | Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 70 BCE | to | 55 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 15.90 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Moushegian - Depeyrot 1999, p. 211-216 , no. 49-51, 56, 77-79, 81). | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 5 | 62.5 | 5 | 9.43 | |
| 3 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 11.32 | |
| 42 | 1 | 12.5 | 42 | 79.25 | |
| Total | 8 of 8 | 100 | 53 of 53 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 26 | Number of coins (n) | 53 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.63 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.04 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 62.5 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 8.49 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 169,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.42 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00031 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.57% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 12,485.28 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,700 kg <br /> 2,700 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 31,213.19 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Moushegian - Depeyrot 1999
