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: Seleuceia Pieria
or Tigranocerta
&Workstation: Most likely one single workstation
: Seleuceia Pieria
or Tigranocerta
&Workstation: Most likely one single workstation
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Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) (1) · Alexander I Balas (Seleucid king, 152-145 BC) (1) · Armenian kingdom (2) · Cleopatra Thea (Seleucid queen, 150-121 BC) (1) · Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) (2) · Seleucus I Nicator (satrap in 321-305 BC and Seleucid king in 305-281 BC) (1) · Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) (2)
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| Die Study | ImageImage of the object | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | Date fromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Date toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 296 - Seleuceia Pieria (Alexander Balas), silver, tetradrachms (163-161 BCE) | Silver | 163 BC JL | 161 BC JL | 1,072 kg | |
| S 1788 - Seleuceia Pieria (Seleucus I), silver, tetradrachms (300-281 BCE) | Silver | 300 BC JL | 281 BC JL | 2,132 kg | |
| S 269 - Seleuceia Pieria, silver, tetradrachms (105/4-83/2 BCE) | Silver | 105 BC JL | 82 BC JL | 18,488 kg | |
| S 94 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II), silver, tetradrachms (71 BCE) | Silver | 71 BC JL | 71 BC JL | 1,805 kg | |
| Tigranocerta (Tigranes II), silver, drachms (68-65 BCE) | Silver | 68 BC JL | 65 BC JL | 223 kg |

