S 738 - Artacoana (Antiochus II), silver, tetradrachms (261-246 BCE)
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|Obverse description=Head of Antiochos I to right, wearing diadem. | |Obverse description=Head of Antiochos I to right, wearing diadem. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ | ||
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|Mint=Artacoana | |Mint=Artacoana | ||
|Authority=Antiochus II Theos (Seleucid king, 261-246 BC) | |Authority=Antiochus II Theos (Seleucid king, 261-246 BC) | ||
− | |Date from=261 | + | |Date from=261 BCE |
− | |Date to=246 | + | |Date to=246 BCE |
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
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|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=738 | |RQEM reference number=738 | ||
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+ | |Coin series reference=ESM, n° 728; SC, n° 612.5 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=3 | |Number of obverse dies=3 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=15 | |Number of reverse dies=15 | ||
|Number of coins=15 | |Number of coins=15 | ||
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Revision as of 22:22, 30 December 2022
261 BCE - 246 BCE Silver 1,139 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Antiochos I to right, wearing diadem. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (Greek).Apollo seated on omphalos to left, naked, holding arrow and bow. In field, AB. At the exergue, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Artacoana | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Bactria | Modern countryModern country: Afghanistan | 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: | Antiochus II Theos (Seleucid king, 261-246 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 261 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 246 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 | 17.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard.: | Attic |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Ehling 19971Ehling 1997, p. 29-38, pl. 5. | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | ESM2ESM, n° 728, SC3SC, n° 612.5 |
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). |
4 | 1 | 33.33 | 4 | 26.67 | 3 |
5 | 1 | 33.33 | 5 | 33.33 | 2 |
6 | 1 | 33.33 | 6 | 40 | 1 |
Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 15 of 15 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 15 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 15 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 5 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 5 | 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 | 3.33 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 66,600 |
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) | 3.75 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00023 |
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 | 9,009.01 |
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 | 1,139 kg <br /> 1,139 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 22,522.52 |
Remarks
- Coin series reference - SCOID of the Seleucid Coins Online project ᵖ: http://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.612
References
- ^ Ehling, Kay (1997), "Eine seleukidische Münzstätte in Areia (Artakoana/Alexandreia). Zu E.T. Newell ESM Nr. 727-745", Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau, 76, p. 29-39.
- ^ Newell, Edawrd T. (1938), The coinage of the eastern Seleucid mints, from Seleucus I to Antiochus III, Numismatic Studies 1, New York, 307 p., LVI pl.
- ^ SC