S 980 - Artaxata, silver, drachma, 50-49 BC
From SILVER
50 BCE - 49 BCE Silver 480 kg
Description
| Obverse: | |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN ΑΡΤΑVACΔOY (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Artaxata | Ancient region: | Armenia | Modern country: Armenia | Authority: | Artavasdes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, 55-34 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 50 BCE | to | 49 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.70 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: |
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. 221, no. 113-114). | ||
| Coin series reference: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 37.5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 62.5 | |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 8 of 8 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 8 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 75 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 6.49 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 129,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 62.5% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,465.33 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 480 kg <br /> 480 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,163.33 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Moushegian - Depeyrot 1999
