Syria (uncertain mint) (Antiochus IX), silver, tetradrachms (114-113 BCE)
From SILVER
114 BCE - 113 BCE Silver 6,380 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head right within fillet border |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΦIΛOΠATOPOΣ (Greek).Athena Nikephoros standing left, to outer left, EP above Θ, all within laurel wreath |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Syria (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Syria | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (Seleucid king, 114-95 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 114 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 113 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 16.40 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
S2108 Tarsus Antiochus IX.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Houghton 19931Houghton 1993, p. 100-102 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SC II2SC II, n° 2347, HGC 93HGC 9, n° 1228 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 4 | 30.77 | 4 | 13.79 | I.1, II.1, V.2, V.3 |
| 2 | 5 | 38.46 | 10 | 34.48 | I.3, II.2, III.2, IV.1, VI.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 15.38 | 6 | 20.69 | I.2, V.1 |
| 4 | 1 | 7.69 | 4 | 13.79 | IV.2 |
| 5 | 1 | 7.69 | 5 | 17.24 | III.1 |
| Total | 13 of 13 | 99.99 | 29 of 29 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 13 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 28 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 29 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.23 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.04 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.15 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 30.77 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 19.45 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 389,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 23.56 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 86.21% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,982.01 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 6,380 kg <br /> 6,380 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 7,455.01 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Houghton, Arthur (1993), "The reigns of Antiochus VIII and Antiochus IX at Antioch and Tarsus", Revue suisse de Numismatique, 72, p. 87-106.
- ^ 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.
