Damascus (Demetrius II), silver, tetradrachms (128-125 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8847


128 BCE - 125 BCE Silver 5,831 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Diademed, bearded head of Demetrios II to right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ (Greek).Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter with his left, to outer left, monogram, monogram beneath throne, in exergue, EΠP
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Damascus Ancient regionAncient region.: Syria Modern countryModern country: Syria 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: Demetrius II Nicator (Seleucid king, 145-140 and 129-125 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 128 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 125 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 16.50 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
S413 Damascus Demetrius II tetradrachm.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Schwei 20161Schwei 2016, p. 93-103, n° 1-141
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: HGC 92HGC 9, n° 1116, SC II3SC II, n° 2179-2182
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 3 17.65 3 2.24 8, 9, 13
2 4 23.53 8 5.97 6, 15, 16, 17
3 2 11.76 6 4.48 2, 3
6 1 5.88 6 4.48 12
9 1 5.88 9 6.72 5
10 2 11.76 20 14.93 1, 10
12 1 5.88 12 8.96 4
19 1 5.88 19 14.18 7
24 1 5.88 24 17.91 11
27 1 5.88 27 20.15 14
Total 17 of 17 99.98 134 of 134 100.02
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 17 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  3
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 75 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 134
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 7.88 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.79
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 4.41 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  17.65 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  17.67 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  353,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 19.47 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00038
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 97.76% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  15,166.95
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  5,831 kg <br /> 5,831 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  37,917.37
Remarks

Most likely more than 2 workstations

References

  1. ^  Schwei, David (2016), "The Reactions of Mint Workers to the Tumultuous Second Reign of Demetrius II Nicator", American Journal of Numismatic, 28, p. 80-90, n° 1-167.
  2. ^  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.
  3. ^  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