S 269 - Seleuceia Pieria, silver, tetradrachms (105/4-83/2 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 9250


105 BCE - 82 BCE Silver 18,488 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΣΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ above, BI (date) and ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ below, I to lower right (Greek).Filleted thunderbolt on throne, ΔI (date) below, monogram to lower right, all within wreath
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Seleuceia Pieria Ancient regionAncient region.: Syria 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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 105 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 82 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 14.80 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
S269 Seleuceia pieria.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Callataÿ 20021Callataÿ 2002, p. 73-77.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear II2Sear II, n° 5887-5888, HGC 93HGC 9, n° 1382
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



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 23 46 23 14.65 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 36, 39, 43, 45, 48, 50
2 5 10 10 6.37 5, 29, 32, 35, 40
3 7 14 21 13.38 2, 3, 4, 17, 31, 33, 46
4 4 8 16 10.19 13, 22, 47, 49
5 3 6 15 9.55 16, 20, 41
6 1 2 6 3.82 38
8 2 4 16 10.19 23, 44
9 2 4 18 11.46 28, 42
10 1 2 10 6.37 30
11 2 4 22 14.01 34, 37
Total 50 of 50 100 157 of 157 99.99
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 50 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  23
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 140 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 157
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 3.14 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.12
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)  46 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  62.46 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  1,249,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 73.36 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00013
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 85.35% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  5,027.22
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  18,488 kg <br /> 18,488 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  12,568.04
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Fr. de Callataÿ, "La production des tétradrachmes civiques de la Cilicie jusqu’à la Palestine à la fin du IIe et dans la première moitié du Ier s. av. J.-C. (Elaiussa Sébasté, Aigeai, Séleucie-de-Piérie, Laodicée, Arados, Tripolis, Sidon, Tyr, Ascalon)", in Chr. Augé et Fr. Duyrat (ed.), Les monnayages syriens. Quel apport pour l’histoire du Proche-Orient hellénistique et romain ?, Bibliothèque archéologique et historique 162, IFAPO Beyrouth, Beirut, p. 77-80.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
  3. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.