Tarsus (Pharnabazus), silver, double sigloi (female head/Ares) (378-373 BCE)
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378 BCE - 373 BCE Silver 28,838 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Aramaic BLTRZ to right (Aramaic).Ba'altars seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter in extended right hand |
| Reverse: | Aramaic PRN-ZBW (Aramaic).Bearded male head (Ares?) left, wearing crested Attic helmet |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Tarsus | Ancient region: | Cilicia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Persian Empire, Pharnabazus II (Achaemenid Persian Satrap in Asia Minor, c. 413-374 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 378 BCE | to | 373 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 10.60 | Denomination: | double siglos
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Standard: | Persian |
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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.]]1Moysey 1986 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMAC, n° 275 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 51 | 69.86 | 51 | 39.53 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71 |
| 2 | 13 | 17.81 | 26 | 20.16 | 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 29, 30, 38, 46, 55, 57, 58 |
| 3 | 2 | 2.74 | 6 | 4.65 | 27, 59 |
| 4 | 2 | 2.74 | 8 | 6.2 | 43, 56 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.37 | 5 | 3.88 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.37 | 6 | 4.65 | 35 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.37 | 7 | 5.43 | 72 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.37 | 8 | 6.2 | 12 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.37 | 12 | 9.3 | 73 |
| Total | 73 of 73 | 100 | 129 of 129 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 73 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 51 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 107 | Number of coins (n) | 129 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.77 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.21 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.47 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 69.86 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 136.03 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 2,720,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 168.16 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00005 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 60.47% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,896.64 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 28,838 kg <br /> 28,838 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 4,741.6 |
Remarks
Certainly military
References
- ^ Moysey, Robert A. (1986), "The Silver Issues of Pharnabazos and Datames from the Mint of Tarsus in Cilicia", American Numismatic Society Museum Notes, 31, p. 7-61, pl. 1-5.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
