S 62 - Aradus, silver, tetradrachm, 138-43 BC

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 9493


138 BCE - 43 BCE Silver 31,828 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Bust of Tyche right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: APAΔΙΩΝ (Greek).Nikè standing left
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Aradus Ancient regionAncient region.: Syria (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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 138 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 43 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 15.10 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.:
Image
S 62 - Aradus, silver, tetradrachm, 138-43 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Duyrat 20051Duyrat 2005, p. 82-103, no. 3010-4227 (series VII).
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 16 15.24 16 D4, D10, D17, D25, D36, D37, D41, D43, D47, D55, D82, D93, D100, D101, D102, D103
2 6 5.71 12 D5, D12, D33, D39, D51, D75
3 2 1.9 6 D30, D87
4 11 10.48 44 D2, D9, D14, D19, D20, D21, D38, D40, D50, D80, D104
5 12 11.43 60 D1, D3, D23, D28, D31, D42, D45, D46, D48, D97, D98, D105
6 4 3.81 24 D11, D26, D29, D58
7 8 7.62 56 D8, D16, D22, D27, D32, D44, D71, D84
8 3 2.86 24 D13, D18, D78
9 4 3.81 36 D13, D18, D78
10 8 7.62 80 D15, D34, D56, D57, D70, D74, D92, D96
12 2 1.9 24 D90, D94
13 5 4.76 65 D6, D61, D63, D64, D72
15 2 1.9 30 D7, D35
16 2 1.9 32 D52, D65
17 1 0.95 17 D69
18 3 2.86 54 D66, D68, D85
19 1 0.95 19 D49
21 1 0.95 21 D77
22 1 0.95 22 D91
24 4 3.81 96 D67, D73, D86, D95
29 1 0.95 29 D81
31 1 0.95 31 D76
34 1 0.95 34 D62
38 1 0.95 38 D59
40 1 0.95 40 D88
46 1 0.95 46 D83
55 1 0.95 55
Total 103 of 105 98.06 1011 of 1,218
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 105 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  16
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 779 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 1218
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 11.6 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.56
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 7.42 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  15.24 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  105.39 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  2,107,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 114.91 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00058
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 98.69% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  23,114.15
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  31,828 kg <br /> 31,828 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  57,785.37
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Duyrat, Frédérique (2005), Arados hellénistique. Etude historique et monétaire, Beirut