Tarsus (Tarkumuwa), silver, double sigloi (Baaltars/Datames) (369/8-361/0 BCE)
From SILVER
369 BCE - 360 BCE Silver 33,654 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | BL TRZ (ie. Baal) (Aramaic).Baaltars seated on a diphros (stool) right, bearded, draped, holding an ear of grain and a bunch of grapes, in the left field, an eagle flying right, in the background, thymiaterion (incense burner), all within a crenellated circle. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TRDMW in Aramaic to left (Aramaic).Tarkumuwa seated to right, in full Persian garb, inspecting arrow held in his left hand, bow to right, winged solar disk in upper right field |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tarsus | 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: | Persian Empire, Tarkumuwa (Datames), satrap of Cilicia |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 369 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 360 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 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 | 10.30 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | double siglos
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StandardStandard.: | Persian |
Image
AC277 Tarkumuwa.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Moysey 19861Moysey 1986 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMAC2RQEMAC, n° 277 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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 | 62 | 76.54 | 62 | 45.93 | 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 41, 42, 44, 49, 50, 51, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81 |
| 2 | 9 | 11.11 | 18 | 13.33 | 5, 16, 36, 40, 45, 48, 54, 55, 56 |
| 3 | 3 | 3.7 | 9 | 6.67 | 4, 43, 52 |
| 4 | 3 | 3.7 | 12 | 8.89 | 2, 47, 53 |
| 5 | 2 | 2.47 | 10 | 7.41 | 31, 46 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.23 | 6 | 4.44 | 37 |
| 18 | 1 | 1.23 | 18 | 13.33 | 1 |
| Total | 81 of 81 | 99.98 | 135 of 135 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 81 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 62 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 109 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 135 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.67 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.24 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.35 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 76.54 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 163.37 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 3,267,400 |
| 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) | 202.5 | 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) | 54.07% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,652.69 |
| 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 | 33,654 kg <br /> 33,654 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 4,131.73 |
Remarks
Certainly military
References
- ^ Moysey, Robert A. (1986), "The Silver Issues of Pharnabazos and Datames from the Mint of Tarsus in Cilicia", American Numismatic Society Museum Notes, 31, p. 7-61, pl. 1-5.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
