Salamis (Ptolemy VIII), silver, tetradrachms (145-116 BCE) Nicolaou - Mørkholm

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 8120

145 BCE - 116 BCE Silver 21,333 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II right, wearing diadem.
Reverse:	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, with wings closed and sceptre at shoulder, star above L Λ (date) to left, ΣA to right.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Salamis

Ancient region:

Cyprus

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy VIII Physcon (169-164, 144-132/1 and 126-116 BC)

Chronology

From

145 BCE

to

116 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

14.10

Denomination:

tetradrachm

Standard:

Ptolemaic

Image

]]H317 Salamis Ptolemy VIII.jpg [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Nicolaou - Mørkholm 1976
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 7910, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 317

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	14	21.21	14	4.95	29, 39, 40, 47, 48, 56, 59, 63, 64, 66, 69, 75, 84, 90
2	11	16.67	22	7.77	28, 37, 45, 51, 55, 67, 76, 80, 86, 88, 93
3	9	13.64	27	9.54	31, 43, 44, 46, 52, 54, 70, 72, 89
4	7	10.61	28	9.89	30, 38, 41, 58, 79, 87, 91
5	9	13.64	45	15.9	32, 33, 35, 50, 53, 57, 61, 74, 85
6	2	3.03	12	4.24	65, 68
7	3	4.55	21	7.42	31, 36, 81
8	4	6.06	32	11.31	60, 62, 73, 83
10	3	4.55	30	10.6	49, 77, 78
11	1	1.52	11	3.89	82
12	1	1.52	12	4.24	71
14	1	1.52	14	4.95	42
15	1	1.52	15	5.3	92
Total	66 of 66	100.04	283 of 283	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	66	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	14
Number of reverse dies (r)	239	Number of coins (n)	283
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	4.29	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.18
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	3.62	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	21.21 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	75.65	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	1,513,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	86.07	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00019
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	95.05%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	7,481.82
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	21,333 kg <br /> 21,333 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	18,704.56

Remarks

Likely military