S 993 - Soli (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (204-200 BCE)
From SILVER
204 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 332 kg
Description
| Obverse: | ugate busts to right of Serapis, laureate, bearded and draped, and Isis, crowned, diademed and draped |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle with closed wings standing on thunderbolt to left, his head turned back to right, with cornucopia at his shoulder, in field to left, owl facing to left above ME, in field to right, AP |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Soli (Cyprus) | Ancient region: | Cyprus | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 204 BCE | to | 200 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 14.20 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Ptolemaic |
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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.]]1Landvatter 2012, p. 74-75 (Group 7) | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 4 | 1 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 32 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 4 of 4 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 4 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.17 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 23,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,837.61 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 332 kg <br /> 332 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 17,094.02 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Landvatter, Thomas (2012), "The Serapis and Isis Coinage of Ptolemy IV", American Journal of Numismatic, 24, p. 61-90.
