Tarsus (Antiochus VIII), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus VIII/altar of Sandan) (116-114 BCE)
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116 BCE - 114 BCE Silver 1,276 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head r. within border of reeds |
| Reverse: | (Greek).Altar within which Sandan stands r. on back of horned and winged beast |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Tarsus | Ancient region: | Cilicia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Antiochus VIII Grypus (Seleucid king, 121/0-97/6 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 116 BCE | to | 114 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.40 | 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 1993, p. 94 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2CSE, n° 489, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 9, n° 1198, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4SC II, n° 2288.1d | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 83 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 20.75 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.89 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 77,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.2 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00107 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 42,673.52 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,276 kg <br /> 1,276 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 106,683.8 |
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 (1983), Coins of the Seleucid Empire from the collection of Arthur Houghton, Ancient Coins in North American Collections 4, New York, xiv, 122 p., 2 fold. charts, 77 pls.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
