S 648 - Uncertain mint, silver, tetradrachm
From SILVER
Silver 1,196 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Different types : 1)Draped and diademed bust of Ptolemy V facing right 2) Head of Ptolemy I facing right, wearing diadem, aegis around neck. Ptolémée V Épiphane, tétradrachmes (Sv. 1249). Deux étoiles dans les champs gauche et droit |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (Greek).Different types : 1) 2)Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, with wings closed, Compass in the left field, Leaf in the right field |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Modern countryModern country: | 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: | Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) - supposed and pretended authority?, Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC) - pretended authority (type) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 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.: | Silver
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
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S 648 - Uncertain mint Tetradrachm (Olivier 2012, Planche XXVIII, 2901 et 2912).png
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Olivier 20121Olivier 2012, p. 152, no. 2898-2924. | ||
| 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). |
| 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 18.52 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 22.22 | 1 |
| 8 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 59.26 | 3, 4 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 27 of 27 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 12 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 27 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 6.75 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 3 | 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 | 4.24 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 84,800 |
| 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) | 4.7 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00032 |
| 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 | 12,735.85 |
| 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 | 0 kg <br /> 1,196 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 31,839.62 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Olivier, Julien (2012), Archè et Chrèmata en Egypte au IIe siècle avant J.-C. (204-81 av. J.-C.). Etude de numismatique et d'histoire, [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Orléans University, 2012.
