Sardis (Seleucus II), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus II/standing Apollo) (246-242 BCE)
From SILVER
246 BCE - 242 BCE Silver 2,811 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Seleucus II right, with sideburn |
| Reverse: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ (Greek).Apollo standing left, testing arrow and resting elbow on tall tripod |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Sardis | Ancient region: | Lydia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Seleucus II Callinicus (Seleucid king, 246-225 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 246 BCE | to | 242 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.10 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Hochard 2024, p. 61-66, n° 33-46 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2WSM, n° 1416, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3SC I, n° 652-654, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 9, n° 303, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Hochard 2024, p. 61-6, n° 33-46 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 24 | Number of coins (n) | 70 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 8.75 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.92 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 8.22 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 164,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.03 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00043 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.14% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 17,031.63 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,811 kg <br /> 2,811 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 42,579.08 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- a b Hochard, Pierre-Olivier (2024), "L'atelier de Sardes sous les Séleucides," Revue numismatique, 181, p. 49-109.
- ^ Newell, Edward T. (1941), The coinage of the western Seleucid mints from Seleucus I to Antiochus III, Numismatic Studies 4, New York, 450 p., LXIV pl.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.
