S 642 - Tripolis (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (202-200 BCE)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 8765

202 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 1,706 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Draped and diademed bust of Ptolemy V right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Greek).Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, TP monogram surmounted by grain ear in left field, NI between eagle's legs

Mint and issuing power

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

Tripolis

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Phoenicia

Modern countryModern country: Lebanon

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), Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC)

Chronology

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

202 BCE

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

200 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

14.10

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

tetradrachm

StandardStandard.:

Ptolemaic

Image

S642 Tripolis Ptolemy V.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Olivier 20121Olivier 2012, p. 149, n° 2849-2853
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear II2Sear II, n° 7871

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	1	33.33	1	20	25
2	2	66.67	4	80	23, 24
Total	3 of 3	100	5 of 5	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ^ᵖ (o)	3	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ^ᵖ	1
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	4	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	5
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	1.67	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)	1.33	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ^ᵖ	33.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ^ᵖ	6.05	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ^ᵖ	121,000
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)	7.5	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ^ᵖ	0.00004
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ^ᵖ (o = % of O)	80%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ^ᵖ	1,652.89
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	1,706 kg <br /> 1,706 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ^ᵖ	4,132.23

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

^ Olivier, Julien (2012), Archè et Chrèmata en Egypte au IIe siècle avant J.-C. (204-81 av. J.-C.). Etude de numismatique et d'histoire, [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Orléans University, 2012.
^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762