Tyre (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (202-200 BCE) Olivier
From SILVER
202 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 1,038 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed and draped bust right |
| Reverse: | Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, to left, club surmounted by Tyre monogram, NI to right, ΔI between legs |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Tyre | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 202 BCE | to | 200 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 14.10 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Ptolemaic |
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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.]]1Olivier 2012, p. 150-151, n° 2877-2886 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | 1 | 33.33 | 4 | 40 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 33.33 | 5 | 50 | 31 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 10 of 10 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 10 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.68 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 73,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.29 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,434.78 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,038 kg <br /> 1,038 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 13,586.96 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Olivier, Julien (2012), Archè et Chrèmata en Egypte au IIe siècle avant J.-C. (204-81 av. J.-C.). Etude de numismatique et d'histoire, [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Orléans University, 2012.
