S 403 - Susa (Seleucus I), silver, drachms (301-295 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 9145


301 BCE - 295 BCE Silver 2,956 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Seleucus I Nikator right, wearing a helmet covered by a panther skin, with ears and horns of a bull, a panther skin around the neck. Border of dots.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ (Greek).Nike right crowning a trophee. Between them, 1 monogram, AX, ΔI or a Boeotian shield. In the field, H, M, AP or a monogram. Border of dots.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Susa Ancient regionAncient region.: Mesopotamia Modern countryModern country: Iran 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: Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Seleucus I Nicator (satrap in 321-305 BC and Seleucid king in 305-281 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 301 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 295 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 4.10 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
S403 Susa Seleucus I drachms trophy.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Marest-Caffey 20161Marest-Caffey 2016, p. 41-44, n° 192-253 (Group 2)
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SC I2SC I, n° 174, HGC 93HGC 9, n° 34



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 14 56 14 23.73 1, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2 6 24 12 20.34 3, 7, 8, 12, 17, 25
3 3 12 9 15.25 2, 4, 18
6 1 4 6 10.17 10
18 1 4 18 30.51 14
Total 25 of 25 100 59 of 59 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 25 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  14
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 30 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 59
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 2.36 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.97
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.2 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  56 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  36.05 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  721,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 43.38 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00008
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 76.27% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  3,273.23
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  2,956 kg <br /> 2,956 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  8,183.08
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Marest-Caffey, Laure (2016), "Seleukos I's Victory Coinage of Susa Revisited: A Die Study and Commentary", American Journal of Numismatic, 28, p. 1-64.
  2. ^  Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.
  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.