Tarsus (Tarkumuwa), silver, double sigloi (Baaltars/Ana) (369/8-361/0 BCE)
From SILVER
369 BCE - 360 BCE Silver 8,312 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | BL TRZ (ie. Baal) (Aramaic).Baaltars seated right, torso facing, holding thymiaterion, grain ear, grape bunch, and eagle-tipped scepter, all within crenellated wall |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TDNM (ie. Tarkumuwa) (Aramaic).Ana, nude, facing Datames, thymiaterion between, all within square dotted border in linear border |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tarsus | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cilicia | 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: | Persian Empire, Tarkumuwa (Datames), satrap of Cilicia |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 369 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 360 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 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 | 10.90 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | double siglos
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StandardStandard.: | Persian |
Image
AC278 Tarsus Tarkumuwa 369 361.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Moysey 19861Moysey 1986, Series 5 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 5645, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 278 | ||
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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 | 13 | 46.43 | 13 | 17.81 | 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 |
| 2 | 6 | 21.43 | 12 | 16.44 | 1, 5, 18, 19, 23, 24 |
| 3 | 3 | 10.71 | 9 | 12.33 | 11, 15, 20 |
| 4 | 4 | 14.29 | 16 | 21.92 | 6, 9, 10, 22 |
| 8 | 1 | 3.57 | 8 | 10.96 | 4 |
| 15 | 1 | 3.57 | 15 | 20.55 | 3 |
| Total | 28 of 28 | 100 | 73 of 73 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 28 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 13 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 60 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 73 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.61 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.22 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.14 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 46.43 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 38.13 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 762,600 |
| 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) | 45.42 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 82.19% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 3,829.01 |
| 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 | 8,312 kg <br /> 8,312 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 9,572.52 |
Remarks
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.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
