Soli (Antiochus IV), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus IV/Zeus nicephorus) (175-164 BCE)
From SILVER
175 BCE - 164 BCE Silver 792 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head right, monogram to left. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY (Greek).Zeus seated left on throne, holding Nike, palm frond to outer left, monogram in exergue. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Soli-Pompeiopolis (Cilicia) | Ancient region: | Cilicia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Seleucid king, 175-164 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 175 BCE | to | 164 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.00 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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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.]]1Houghton 1989 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 284, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3SC II, n° 1476.1g, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 9, n° 620 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 75 | 2 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 8 of 8 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 8 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.33 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 46,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.67 | 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 | 6,866.95 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 792 kg <br /> 792 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 17,167.38 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Houghton, Arthur (1989), "The Royal Seleucid Mint of Soli", The Numismatic Chronicle, 149, p. 15-32, pl. 6-10.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables
- ^ 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.
