Tarsus (Demetrius II), silver, tetradrachms (Demetrius II/Zeus nicephorus) (129-127 BCE)
From SILVER
129 BCE - 127 BCE Silver 2,473 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head right within fillet border |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ NIKATOPOΣ (Greek).Zeus Nikephoros seated left, two monograms to outer left (the lower of which is engraved over a prior control mark) |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Tarsus | Ancient region: | Cilicia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Demetrius II Nicator (Seleucid king, 145-140 and 129-125 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 129 BCE | to | 127 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 1979 | ||
| 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° 303, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3SC II, n° 2158, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 9, n° 1128 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 7 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 16 | Number of coins (n) | 42 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.63 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.29 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 28.57 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.54 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 150,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8.4 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00028 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.24% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 11,140.58 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,473 kg <br /> 2,473 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 27,851.46 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Houghton, Arthur (1979), "The Second Reign of Demetrius II of Syria at Tarsus", American Numismatic Society Museum Notes, 24, p. 111-116, pl. 27-29.
- ^ 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.
