H 313 - Alexandria (Ptolemy III-Arsinoe), silver, decadrachms (246-221 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8371


246 BCE - 221 BCE Silver 24,564 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Diademed and veiled bust of deified Arsinoe II with ram's horn to right, with the tip of a lotos scepter at the top of her head, behind to left, EE
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ (Greek).Double cornucopiae bound with fillet and with two grape bunches hanging at sides
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Alexandria Ancient regionAncient region.: Egypt Modern countryModern country: Egypt 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: Ptolemy III Euergetes (Ptolemaic king, 246-222 BC), Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 246 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 221 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 35.60 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: decadrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic
Image
H313 Ptolemy III decadrachm.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Van Driessche 19871Van Driessche 1987
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear II2Sear II, n° 7803, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 313, CPE I4CPE I, n° 347



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 7 24.14 7 6.54 1/GG, 1/ZZ, 2/MM, 1/PP, 2/SS, 1/TT, 1/A
2 8 27.59 16 14.95 2/BB, 1/DD, 1/NN, 1/JJ, 1/SS, 1/FF, 1/XX, 1/CC
3 3 10.34 9 8.41 1/HH, 1/LL, 1/RR
4 4 13.79 16 14.95 1/YY, 1/II, 1/KK, 1/OO
5 1 3.45 5 4.67 1/UU
7 3 10.34 21 19.63 1/AA, 1/VV, 1/B
10 2 6.9 20 18.69 1/BB, 1/MM
13 1 3.45 13 12.15 1/EE
Total 29 of 29 100 107 of 107 99.99
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 29 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  7
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 70 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 107
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 3.69 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.53
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 2.41 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  24.14 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  34.5 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  690,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 39.78 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00016
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 93.46% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  6,202.9
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  24,564 kg <br /> 24,564 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  15,507.25
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Van Driessche, Véronique (1987), Ptolémée III Evergète, Ptolémée IV Philopator. Essai historique et numismatique, Unpublished Licence dissertation, Louvain-la-Neuve
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
  4. ^  Lorber, Catharine C. (2018), Coins of the Ptolemaic empire : Part I. Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV, 2 vol., New York.