Damascus (Demetrius II), silver, tetradrachms (128-125 BCE)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 8847

128 BCE - 125 BCE Silver 5,831 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ (Greek).

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Damascus

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Syria (Coele-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:

Demetrius II Nicator (Seleucid king, 145-140 and 129-125 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

128 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

125 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

16.50

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard.:

Attic

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	D. Schwei1D. Schwei, "The Reactions of Mint Workers to the Tumultuous Second Reign of Demetrius II Nicator", American Journal of Numismatic 28 (2016), p. 93-103, n° 1-141.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

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	3	17.65	3	2.24	8, 9, 13
2	4	23.53	8	5.97	6, 15, 16, 17
3	2	11.76	6	4.48	2, 3
6	1	5.88	6	4.48	12
9	1	5.88	9	6.72	5
10	2	11.76	20	14.93	1, 10
12	1	5.88	12	8.96	4
19	1	5.88	19	14.18	7
24	1	5.88	24	17.91	11
27	1	5.88	27	20.15	14
Total	17 of 17	99.98	134 of 134	100.02

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ^ᵖ (o)	17	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ^ᵖ	3
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	75	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	134
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	7.88	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.79
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	4.41	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ^ᵖ	17.65 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ^ᵖ	17.67	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ^ᵖ	353,400
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)	19.47	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ^ᵖ	0.00038
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ^ᵖ (o = % of O)	97.76%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ^ᵖ	15,166.95
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	5,831 kg <br /> 5,831 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ^ᵖ	37,917.37

Remarks

References

^ D. Schwei