S 976 - Artaxata, silver, drachma, 70-55 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9234

70 BCE - 55 BCE Silver 2,750 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

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

4.00

Denomination:

drachma

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. 212-216, no. 52-55, 57-76, 79A-80, 82-84).
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	9	36	9	14.06
2	7	28	14	21.88
3	4	16	12	18.75
4	2	8	8	12.5
5	1	4	5	7.81
8	2	8	16	25
Total	25 of 25	100	64 of 64	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	25	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	9
Number of reverse dies (r)	29	Number of coins (n)	64
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2.56	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2.21
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.16	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	36 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	34.38	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	687,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	41.03	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00009
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	85.94%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	3,723.09
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	2,750 kg <br /> 2,750 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	9,307.74

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