S 680 - Alexandria (Ptolemy IX), silver, tetradrachms (89-81 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8960


89 BCE - 81 BCE Silver 4,695 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY (Greek).Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, L KΘ (date) to left, ΠA to right
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Alexandria Ancient regionAncient region.: Egypt Modern countryModern country: Egypt 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 IX Soter II (Ptolemaic king, 116-110, 109-107 and 88-81 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 89 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 81 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 14.10 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic
Image
S680 Ptolemy IX tetradrachm 89-81.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Olivier 20121Olivier 2012, p. 250, n° 6394-6410
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 6 66.67 6 37.5 620, 623, 624, 625, 627, 628
2 1 11.11 2 12.5 626
3 1 11.11 3 18.75 622
5 1 11.11 5 31.25 619
Total 9 of 9 100 16 of 16 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 9 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  6
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 15 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 16
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 1.78 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.07
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.67 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  66.67 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  16.65 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  333,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 20.57 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00005
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 62.5% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  1,921.92
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  4,695 kg <br /> 4,695 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  4,804.8
Remarks


References

  1. ^  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.