Ecbatana

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 141

The mint at the ancient site of Ecbatana in Media.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
S 1082 - Ecbatana (Seleucus I), silver, tetradrachms (311-303 BCE)		Silver	2,618 kg
S 1090 - Ecbatana (Seleucus I), silver, hemidrachms (311-303 BCE)		Silver	7,412 kg
S 1093 - Ecbatana (Seleucus I), silver, obols (311-303 BCE)		Silver	94 kg
S 1096 - Ecbatana (Seleucus I), silver, hemiobols (311-303 BCE)		Silver	7 kg
S 1081 - Ecbatana (Seleucus I), gold, staters (311-298 BCE)		Gold	39,946 kg
S 1083 - Ecbatana (Seleucus I), silver, tetradrachms (303-293 BCE)		Silver	6,662 kg
S 1086 - Ecbatana (Seleucus I), silver, didrachms (303-293 BCE)		Silver	1,635 kg
S 1087 - Ecbatana (Seleucus I), silver, drachms (303-293 BCE)		Silver	1,154 kg
S 1091 - Ecbatana (Seleucus I), silver, hemidrachms (303-293 BCE)		Silver	300 kg
S 1094 - Ecbatana (Seleucus I), silver, obols (303-293 BCE)		Silver	136 kg
S 1080 - Ecbatana (Seleucus I), gold, double darics (303-293 BCE)		Gold	10,790 kg
S 1100 - Ecbatana (Antiochus I), silver, tetradrachms (294-281 BCE)		Silver	3,227 kg
S 1102 - Ecbatana (Antiochus I), silver, drachms (294-281 BCE)		Silver	880 kg
S 1084 - Ecbatana (Seleucus I), silver, tetradrachms (293-280 BCE)		Silver	13,878 kg
S 1088 - Ecbatana (Seleucus I), silver, drachms (293-280 BCE)		Silver	14,118 kg
S 1092 - Ecbatana (Seleucus I), silver, hemidrachms (293-280 BCE)		Silver	254 kg
S 1095 - Ecbatana (Seleucus I), silver, obols (293-280 BCE)		Silver	19 kg
S 1101 - Ecbatana (Antiochus I), silver, tetradrachms (278-261 BCE)		Silver	2,108 kg
S 1110 - Ecbatana (Antiochus II), silver, tetradrachms (261-246 BCE)		Silver	1,149 kg
S 1115 - Ecbatana (Seleucus II), silver, tetradrachms (246-225 BCE)		Silver	1,259 kg
S 1116 - Ecbatana (Seleucus II), silver, drachms (246-225 BCE)		Silver	260 kg
S 1117 - Ecbatana (Seleucus II), silver, diobols (246-225 BCE)		Silver	39 kg
Ecbatana (Seleucus II), gold, staters (Seleucus/Apollo) (246-225 BCE)		Gold	1,789 kg
S 1122 - Ecbatana (Seleucus III), silver, tetradrachms (226-222 BCE)		Silver	40,001 kg
S 1128 - Ecbatana (Antiochus III), silver, tetradrachms (220-215 BCE)		Silver	5,518 kg
S 1129 - Ecbatana (Antiochus III), silver, tetradrachms (215-205 BCE)		Silver	6,667 kg
S 1134 - Ecbatana (Antiochus III), silver, hemidrachms (215-209 BCE)		Silver	65 kg
S 1135 - Ecbatana? (Antiochus III?), silver, obols (215-209 BCE)		Silver	58 kg
S 1131 - Ecbatana (Antiochus III), silver, drachms (210-200 BCE)		Silver	966 kg
S 1127 - Ecbatana (Antiochus III), silver, tetradrachms (202-187 BCE)		Silver	16,363 kg
S 1133 - Ecbatana (Antiochus III), silver, drachms (200-187 BCE)		Silver	1,120 kg
S 1130 - Ecbatana (Antiochus III), silver, tetradrachms (198-196 BCE)		Silver	120,000 kg
S 1393 - Ecbatana (Vologases V), silver, drachms (191-208 CE)		Silver	2,574 kg
S 1398 - Ecbatana (Seleucus IV), silver, tetradrachms (180-175 BCE)		Silver	1,635 kg
S 1399 - Ecbatana (Seleucus IV), silver, drachms (180-175 BCE)		Silver	1,604 kg
S 1405 - Ecbatana (Antiochus IV), silver, drachms (175-164 BCE)		Silver	4,062 kg
S 1406 - Ecbatana (Antiochus IV), silver, hemidrachms (175-164 BCE)		Silver	4,941 kg
S 1404 - Ecbatana (Antiochus IV), silver, tetradrachms (170-164 BCE)		Silver	3,252 kg
S 1408 - Ecbatana (Antiochus V), silver, tetradrachms (164-162 BCE)		Silver	40,001 kg
S 1411 - Ecbatana (Timarchus), silver, tetradrachms (164-160 BCE)		Silver	544 kg
Ecbatana (Timarchus), silver, drachms (164-160 BCE)		Silver	891 kg
S 1409 - Ecbatana (Antiochus V), silver, drachms (164-162 BCE)		Silver	1,217 kg
S 1418 - Ecbatana (Demetrius I), silver, tetradrachms (162-150 BCE)		Silver	5,232 kg
S 1419 - Ecbatana (Demetrius I), silver, drachms (162-150 BCE)		Silver	7,087 kg
S 1417 - Ecbatana (Demetrius I), gold, staters (162-150 BCE)		Gold	299,999 kg
Ecbatana (Alexander Balas), silver, drachms (152-145 BCE)		Silver	740 kg
S 1346 - Ecbatana (Mithridates I), silver, obols (148-138 BCE)		Silver	86 kg
S 1348 - Ecbatana (Mithridates I), bronze, tetrachalka (148-144 BCE)		Bronze
S 1350 - Ecbatana (Mithridates I), bronze, dichalka (148-144 BCE)		Bronze
S 1345 - Ecbatana (Mithridates I), silver, drachms (145-138 BCE)		Silver	2,808 kg
S 1352 - Ecbatana (Mithridates I), bronze, chalkoi (145-138 BCE)		Bronze
S 1353 - Ecbatana (Mithridates I), bronze, chalkoi (145-138 BCE)		Bronze
S 1354 - Ecbatana (Phraates II), silver, drachms (138-127 BCE)		Silver	1,217 kg
S 1363 - Ecbatana (Mithridates III), silver, drachms (87-80 BCE)		Silver	1,021 kg
S 1359 - Ecbatana (Darius I), silver, drachms (75-65 BCE)		Silver	2,415 kg
S 1361 - Ecbatana (Phraates III), silver, drachms (70-57 BCE)		Silver	1,948 kg
S 1365 - Ecbatana (Orodes II), silver, drachms (57-38 BCE)		Silver	14,509 kg
S 1366 - Ecbatana (Orodes II), silver, diobols (57-38 BCE)		Silver	51 kg
S 1367 - Ecbatana (Orodes II), silver, obols (57-38 BCE)		Silver	36 kg
S 1371 - Ecbatana (Phraates IV), silver, drachms (38-2 BCE)		Silver	9,201 kg
S 1372 - Ecbatana (Phraates V), silver, drachms (2 BCE-4 CE)		Silver	2,408 kg
S 1373 - Ecbatana (Phraates V), silver, drachms (2 BCE-4 CE)		Silver	2,333 kg
S 1374 - Ecbatana (Vonones I), silver, drachms (8-12 CE)		Silver	805 kg
S 1375 - Ecbatana (Artabanus II), silver, drachms (10-41 CE)		Silver	4,778 kg
S 1377 - Ecbatana (Gotarzes II), silver, drachms (40-51 CE)		Silver	2,247 kg
S 1376 - Ecbatana (Vardanes I), silver, drachms (40-45 CE)		Silver	3,225 kg
S 1378 - Ecbatana (Vonones II), silver, drachms (50-52 BCE)		Silver	1,402 kg
S 1379 - Ecbatana (Vologases I), silver, drachms (51-78 CE)		Silver	3,913 kg
S 1380 - Ecbatana (Vardanes II), silver, drachms (55-58 CE)		Silver	1,177 kg
S 1384 - Ecbatana (Vologases II), silver, drachms (77-80 CE)		Silver	797 kg
S 1381 - Ecbatana (Pacorus II), silver, drachms (78-105 CE)		Silver	3,699 kg
S 1383 - Ecbatana (Pacorus II), silver, diobols (78-105 CE)		Silver	58 kg
S 1385 - Ecbatana (Artabanus II), silver, drachms (80-81 CE)		Silver	1,344 kg
S 1387 - Ecbatana (Vologases III), silver, drachms (105-147 CE)		Silver	6,354 kg
S 1386 - Ecbatana (Osroes I), silver, drachms (109-129 CE)		Silver	291 kg
S 1388 - Ecbatana (Parthamaspates), silver, drachms (116-117 CE)		Silver	1,669 kg
S 1389 - Ecbatana (Mithridates IV), silver, drachms (129-140 CE)		Silver	5,133 kg
S 1391 - Ecbatana (Vologases IV), silver, drachms (147-191 BCE)		Silver	4,282 kg
S 1392 - Ecbatana (Osroes II), silver, drachms (190-191 CE)		Silver	3,419 kg
S 1394 - Ecbatana (Vologases VI), silver, drachms (208-228 CE)		Silver	5,022 kg
S 1395 - Ecbatana (Artabanus IV), silver, drachms (216-224 BCE)		Silver	1,981 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
SO 2033 - Ecbatana over uncertain mint		Silver	2 BC JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
1912 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Demetrius I) (tetradrachm Demetrius & Laodice/Tyche) over Ecbatana (Timarchus) (Timarchus/Dioscuri) (CNG, MBS 64, Sept. 2003, 391)		Silver	162 BC JL
1743 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Demetrius I) (tetradrachm Demetrius & Laodice/Tyche) over Ecbatana (Timarchus) (Timarchus/Dioscuri) (New York Sale, 30, Jan. 2013, 181)		Silver	161 BC JL
23730 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Demetrius I) (tetradrachm Demetrius & Laodice/Tyche) over Ecbatana (Timarchus (Timarchus/Dioscuri) (Triton, XXVII, Jan. 2024, 332)		Silver	161 BC JL
3429 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Demetrius I) (tetradrachm Demetrius & Laodice/Tyche) over Ecbatana (Timarchus) (Timarchus/Dioscuri) (London, BM)		Silver	161 BC JL
1925 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Demetrius I) (tetradrachm Demetrius & Laodice/Tyche) over Ecbatana (Timarchus) (Timarchus/Dioscuri) (Vienna, KHM)		Silver	161 BC JL
2390 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Demetrius I) (tetradrachm Demetrius & Laodice/Tyche) over Ecbatana (Timarchus) (Timarchus/Dioscuri) (Berlin, MK, Löbbecke coll.)		Silver	161 BC JL
2503 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Demetrius I) (tetradrachm Demetrius & Laodice/Tyche) over Ecbatana (Timarchus) (Timarchus/Dioscuri) (Copenhagen, National Museum)		Silver	161 BC JL
1921 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Demetrius I) (tetradrachm Demetrius & Laodice/Tyche) over Ecbatana (Timarchus) (Timarchus/Dioscuri) (New York, ANS, 1967.130.1)		Silver	161 BC JL
2014 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Demetrius I) (tetradrachm Demetrius & Laodice/Tyche) over Ecbatana (Timarchus) (Timarchus/Dioscuri) (London, BM)		Silver	161 BC JL
Tigranocerta (tetrachalkon Tigranes II/Tyche) over uncertain mint (Antiochos III/Nike) (Ebay Numismatik Lanz, July 2017)		Bronze	80 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	ecbatana
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Ecbatana in Media.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	903021
Ancient regionAncient region.	Media Nomisma: media
Modern countryModern country	Iran
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	34° 48' 23.40" N, 48° 30' 58.49" E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Ecbatana https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/903021 http://sws.geonames.org/132144/ http://sws.geonames.org/8346552/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x32859

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Literature

• Boillet 2009
• ESM

Authors

• Pierre-Yves Boillet