Tigranocerta (Tigranes II), silver, tetradrachms (Tigranes/seated Tyche) (80-68 BCE) Nercessian 2006

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9213

83 BCE - 69 BCE Silver 20,377 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head of the king Tigranes to right, wearing the diademed royal tiara orned with a star between two eagles, a drapery around the neck, within a circle of perles et pirouettes.
Reverse:	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ TIΓΡΑΝΟΥ (Greek).Tyche of Antioch seated on a rock to right, wearing a mural crown and a long tunic, holding a palm in the right hand. At her feet, the river Orontus personified three quarter right, head facing. In the right field, one/several letter(s) and/or a monogram. On the rock, a letter or a monogram (for certain issues). All within a laurel wreath.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Tigranocerta

Ancient region:

Armenia

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Armenian kingdom, Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC)

Chronology

From

83 BCE

to

69 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

15.90

Denomination:

tetradrachm

Standard:

Attic

Image

]]S 92 - Tigranocerta Tigranes II, tetradrachm, 80-68 BCE, Nercessian.jpg [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Nercessian 2006, p. 26-80
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Nercessian 2006
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tigranes ii armenia.tigranocerta.kovacs.2016.71-76

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	14	21.88	14	1.82	9, 12, 13, 23, 27, 44, 46, 51, 52, 54, 59, 62, 66, 67
2	11	17.19	22	2.86	11, 18, 20, 25, 29, 30, 31, 36, 38, 50, 56
3	3	4.69	9	1.17	5, 16, 40
4	3	4.69	12	1.56	15, 24, 47
5	3	4.69	15	1.95	8, 28, 37
6	3	4.69	18	2.34	3, 45, 64
7	1	1.56	7	0.91	35
8	2	3.13	16	2.08	42, 53
10	1	1.56	10	1.3	4
11	1	1.56	11	1.43	49
13	2	3.13	26	3.39	7, 43
14	1	1.56	14	1.82	19
17	2	3.13	34	4.43	55, 58
18	1	1.56	18	2.34	60
19	2	3.13	38	4.95	21, 65
20	1	1.56	20	2.6	61
21	1	1.56	21	2.73	63
22	1	1.56	22	2.86	17
23	1	1.56	23	2.99	10
25	1	1.56	25	3.26	33
27	1	1.56	27	3.52	22
36	1	1.56	36	4.69	57
37	1	1.56	37	4.82	32
39	1	1.56	39	5.08	2
41	1	1.56	41	5.34	34
42	1	1.56	42	5.47	39
48	1	1.56	48	6.25	41
59	1	1.56	59	7.68	6
64	1	1.56	64	8.33	1
Total	64 of 64	99.99	768 of 768	99.97

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	64	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	14
Number of reverse dies (r)	518	Number of coins (n)	768
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	12	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.48
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	8.09	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	21.88 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	64.08	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	1,281,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	69.82	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00060
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	98.18%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	23,970.04
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	20,377 kg <br /> 20,377 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	59,925.09

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation Certainly military