Amisus (?) (Mithridates III), silver, tetradrachms (220-200 BCE)
From SILVER
220 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 1,994 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Mithradates r. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ – MIΘPAΔATOY (Greek).Zeus seated l., holding eagle in his outstretched r. hand and sceptre in his l., in inner l. field, star within a crescent above a monogram |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Amisus | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Pontus | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: | Mithridates III (king of Pontus, c. 220-200 BCE), Pontic kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 220 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 200 BCE | 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.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 16.90 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
S1637 Mithridates III tetradrachms.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Callataÿ 20091Callataÿ 2009, p. 66-69 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 7239, HGC 73HGC 7, n° 319-320 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 10.53 | 2, 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 21.05 | 1, 4 |
| 9 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 47.37 | 3 |
| Total | 4 of 5 | 80 | 15 of 19 | 78.95 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 14 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 19 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.8 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.36 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.8 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 5.9 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 118,000 |
| 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) | 6.79 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00016 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 89.47% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 6,440.68 |
| 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 | 1,994 kg <br /> 1,994 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 16,101.69 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
