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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=S272 Tyre.jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1815350&AucID=4190&Lot=185 | |||
|Obverse description=Laureate bust of Melkart right | |||
|Reverse legend=TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY | |||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Eagle standing left on prow, palm on right wing, LΛ and club to left, Phoenician "A" between legs, monogram to right | |||
|Mint=Tyre | |Mint=Tyre | ||
|Date from=108 | |Ancient region=Phoenicia | ||
|Date to= | |Date from=108 BCE | ||
|Date to=59 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
| | |Median weight=14.30 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=272 | |RQEM reference number=272 | ||
|Die study reference=Callataÿ 2002, p. 81 | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 5917-5920; HGC 10, n° 357 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tyre.bmc.44-245 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=153 | |Number of obverse dies=153 | ||
|Number of coins=411 | |Number of coins=411 | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 10:33, 4 May 2023
108 BCE - 59 BCE Silver 58,673 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate bust of Melkart right |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY (Greek).Eagle standing left on prow, palm on right wing, LΛ and club to left, Phoenician "A" between legs, monogram to right |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tyre | 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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 108 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 59 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 | 14.30 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Image

S272 Tyre.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Callataÿ 20021Callataÿ 2002, p. 81 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 5917-5920, HGC 103HGC 10, n° 357 | ||
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 153 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 411 | |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.69 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % | |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 205.15 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 4,103,000 |
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) | 243.73 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00010 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,006.82 |
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 | 58,673 kg <br /> 58,673 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 10,017.06 |
Remarks