S 117 - Aradus (Ptolemy VI), silver, tetradrachms (180-145 BCE) Mørkholm

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8343


180 BCE - 145 BCE Silver 16,880 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Ptolemy I Soter to right, wearing diadem and aegis around neck
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, date in field
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Aradus Ancient regionAncient region.: Phoenicia 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: Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC), Ptolemy VI Philometor (Ptolemaic king, 180-145 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 180 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 145 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 14.30 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic
Image
S 117 - Aradus (Ptolemy VI), silver, tetradrachms (180-145 BCE) Mørkholm.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Mørkholm 1975/19761Mørkholm 1975/1976
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:



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 22 44.9 22 12.72
2 8 16.33 16 9.25
3 5 10.2 15 8.67
4 3 6.12 12 6.94
5 2 4.08 10 5.78
6 2 4.08 12 6.94
7 2 4.08 14 8.09
9 2 4.08 18 10.4
12 1 2.04 12 6.94
13 1 2.04 13 7.51
28 1 2.04 28 16.18
Total 49 of 49 99.99 172 of 173 99.42
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 49 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  22
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 173
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 3.53 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  44.9 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  59.02 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  1,180,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 68.36 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00015
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 87.28% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  5,862.42
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  16,880 kg <br /> 16,880 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  14,656.05
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Mørkholm, Otto (1975/1976), "The Ptolemaic 'Coins of Uncertain Era' ", Nordisk Numismatik Arsskrift, p. 23-58, 8 pl.