S 1707 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Orodes II), silver, tetradrachms (57-38 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 11704

57 BCE - 38 BCE Silver 37,757 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Diademed bust l., neck torque ends in sea horse
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	(Greek).Orodes seated l., holding Nike, who crowns him with wreath, and sceptre

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Seleuceia ad Tigrim

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Mesopotamia

Modern countryModern country: Iraq

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:

Parthian empire

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

57 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

38 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Silver

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

15.30

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard.:

Attic

Image

S1707 Orodes II tetradrachms.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Callataÿ 1994c1Callataÿ 1994c, p. 64-67
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sellwood 19802Sellwood 1980, n° 47-48

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	33	66	33	44.59	1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 40, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50
2	11	22	22	29.73	7, 13, 16, 22, 25, 28, 32, 35, 38, 43, 48
3	5	10	15	20.27	3, 6, 19, 21, 39
4	1	2	4	5.41	41
Total	50 of 50	100	74 of 74	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	50	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	33
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	59	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	74
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	1.48	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.25
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.18	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	66 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	123.39	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	2,467,800
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)	154.17	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00003
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	55.41%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	1,199.45
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	37,757 kg <br /> 37,757 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	2,998.62

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