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|Mint=Damascus | |Mint=Damascus | ||
|Ancient region=Syria | |||
|Authority=Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC); Cleopatra VII Philopator (Ptolemaic queen, 51-30 BC); Marcus Antonius (Roman politician and general, member of the Second Triumvirate, 83-30 BC) | |||
|Date from=40 BCE | |Date from=40 BCE | ||
|Date to=31 BCE | |Date to=31 BCE | ||
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|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=941 | |RQEM reference number=941 | ||
|Die study reference= | |Die study reference=Olivier - Aumaître 2017, p. 105 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/4781 ; https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/4783 | |Coin series web reference=https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/4781 ; https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/4783 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=6 | |Number of obverse dies=6 | ||
Revision as of 06:19, 24 March 2023
40 BCE - 31 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Damascus | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Syria | Modern countryModern country: Syria | 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), Cleopatra VII Philopator (Ptolemaic queen, 51-30 BC), Marcus Antonius (Roman politician and general, member of the Second Triumvirate, 83-30 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 40 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 31 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.: | Bronze
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Olivier - Aumaître 20171Olivier - Aumaître 2017, p. 105 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
| 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 | 2 | 33.33 | 2 | 4.44 | 3, 6 |
| 7 | 1 | 16.67 | 7 | 15.56 | 5 |
| 10 | 1 | 16.67 | 10 | 22.22 | 2 |
| 12 | 1 | 16.67 | 12 | 26.67 | 4 |
| 14 | 1 | 16.67 | 14 | 31.11 | 1 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.01 | 45 of 45 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 24 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 46 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 7.67 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.92 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 4 | 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 | 6.26 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 125,200 |
| 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) | 6.9 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00036 |
| 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 | 14,696.49 |
| 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 | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 36,741.21 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Olivier, Julien - Aumaître, Héloïse (2017), "Antoine, Cléopâtre et le Levant. Le témoignage des monnaies", in L. Bricault et alii (éd.), Rome et les provinces. Monnayage et histoire. Mélanges offerts à Michel Amandry, Bordeaux, p. 105-122
