142 BCE - 139 BCE Silver 9,767 kg
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| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Diademed head of Tryphon to right
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| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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BAΣIΛEΩΣ / TPYΦΩNOΣ - AYTOKPATOPOΣ (Greek).Spiked Macedonian (or Cretan?) helmet with cheek guard to left, adorned with wild goat's horn above visor, in inner left field, monogram of AP, all within oak wreath
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Antioch
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Ancient regionAncient region.:
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Syria
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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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:
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Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Tryphon (142-138 BCE)
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.
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142 BCE
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toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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139 BCE
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PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:
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Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams
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16.60
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:
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tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.:
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Attic
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| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ
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Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)
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% (o)
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Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)
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% (n)
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Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
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| 1
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9
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42.86
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9
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17.31
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3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 19
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| 2
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7
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33.33
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14
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26.92
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1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14
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| 3
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2
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9.52
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6
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11.54
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4, 16
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| 5
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1
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4.76
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5
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9.62
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20
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| 6
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1
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4.76
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6
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11.54
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15
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| 12
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1
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4.76
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12
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23.08
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21
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| Total
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21 of 21
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99.99
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52 of 52
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100.01
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| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)
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21
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Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ
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9
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| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)
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Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)
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52
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| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)
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2.48
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Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)
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| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)
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Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ
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42.86 %
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| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ
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29.42
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Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ
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588,400
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| 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)
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35.23
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Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ
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0.00009
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| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)
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82.69%
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Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ
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3,535.01
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| 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
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9,767 kg <br /> 9,767 kg
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Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ
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8,837.53
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References
- ^ Houghton, Arthur (1991), "The Antioch Project," in William E. Metcalf (ed.), Mnemata : papers in memory of Nancy M. Waggoner, New York, p. 73-97
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ 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.
Antioch (Tryphon), silver, tetradrachms (142-139 BCE)
