S 636 - Uncertain mint, silver, didrachm, 185-95 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 9642

185 BCE - 95 BCE Silver 0 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Bust of Dionysos to right, wearing vine wreath and thyrsus.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, with wings opened and seal under left wing

Mint and issuing power

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

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Modern countryModern country:

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:

Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC)

Chronology

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

185 BCE

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

95 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

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

didrachm

StandardStandard.:

Image

S 636 - Uncertain mint Didrachm, 185-95 (Olivier 2012, Planche XXV, 2619).png

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Olivier 20121Olivier 2012, p. 134-141, no. 2557-2563, 2577-2649 and 2666-2680.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

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	15	36.59	15	15.79	D5, D7, D19, D21, D22, D27, D28, D45, D47, D51, D55, D62, D63, D64, D67
2	11	26.83	22	23.16	D4, D29, D41, D42, D44, D48, D50, D52, D56, D61, D68
3	9	21.95	27	28.42	D6, D17, D18, D23, D24, D46, D49, D54, D66
4	5	12.2	20	21.05	D20, D26, D43, D53, D65
11	1	2.44	11	11.58	D25
Total	41 of 41	100.01	95 of 95	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	41	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	15
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	74	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	95
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	2.32	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.28
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.8	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	36.59 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	59.81	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	1,196,200
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)	72.13	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00008
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	84.21%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	3,176.73
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	0 kg <br /> 0 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	7,941.82

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