Seleuceia ad Calycadnum (Seleucus VI), silver, tetradrachms (98-94 BCE)
From SILVER
98 BCE - 94 BCE Silver 17,961 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Seleukos VI to right |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ EΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ NIKATOPOΣ (Greek).Athena standing front, head to left, holding Nike in her right hand and resting her left on shield set on ground, behind, spear, to outer left, flower, to inner left, ΦI AN |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Seleuceia ad Calycadnum | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cilicia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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 VI Epiphanes Nicator (Seleucid king, 96-94 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 98 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 94 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 15.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
H307 Seleucia ad Calycadnus Seleucus VI.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Houghton 19891Houghton 1989, p. 91-95, n° 31-146 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMH2RQEMH, n° 307, SC II3SC II, n° 2405, HGC 94HGC 9, n° 1272 | ||
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 | 16 | 36.36 | 16 | 12.7 | 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 13, 14, 20, 27, 28, 30, 35, 37, 38, 42, 43 |
| 2 | 17 | 38.64 | 34 | 26.98 | 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 19, 26, 29, 31, 34, 39, 40, 41, 44 |
| 3 | 1 | 2.27 | 3 | 2.38 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | 6.82 | 12 | 9.52 | 15, 22, 36 |
| 6 | 3 | 6.82 | 18 | 14.29 | 23, 24, 32 |
| 8 | 2 | 4.55 | 16 | 12.7 | 5, 25 |
| 9 | 1 | 2.27 | 9 | 7.14 | 33 |
| 18 | 1 | 2.27 | 18 | 14.29 | 21 |
| Total | 44 of 44 | 100 | 126 of 126 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 44 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 16 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 115 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 126 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.86 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.61 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 36.36 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 57.2 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,144,000 |
| 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) | 67.61 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00011 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.3% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,405.59 |
| 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 | 17,961 kg <br /> 17,961 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 11,013.99 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
References
- ^ Houghton, Arthur (1989), "The Royal Seleucid Mint of Soli", The Numismatic Chronicle, 149, p. 15-32, pl. 6-10.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables
- ^ 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.
