Paphos (Ptolemy V), gold, mnaieia (192-185 BCE)
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|Reverse description=Double cornucopia. In field, date. | |Reverse description=Double cornucopia. In field, date. | ||
|Mint=Paphos | |Mint=Paphos | ||
| − | |Authority=Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) ; Arsinoe II (queen of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia, Ptolemaic queen and co-ruler of Egypt, c. 300-c. 270 BC) - pretended authority (type) | + | |Ancient region=Cyprus |
| − | |Date from=192 | + | |Authority=Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC); Arsinoe II (queen of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia, Ptolemaic queen and co-ruler of Egypt, c. 300-c. 270 BC) - pretended authority (type) |
| − | |Date to=185 | + | |Date from=192 BCE |
| + | |Date to=185 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Gold | |Metal=Gold | ||
|Denomination=mnaieion | |Denomination=mnaieion | ||
| − | | | + | |Standard=Ptolemaic |
|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=604 | |RQEM reference number=604 | ||
| + | |Die study reference=J. Olivier, 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 Etude de numismatique et d'histoire [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Orléans University, 2012, p. 50, no. 22-25. | ||
|Number of obverse dies=4 | |Number of obverse dies=4 | ||
|Number of singletons=4 | |Number of singletons=4 | ||
| + | |Number of reverse dies=4 | ||
| + | |Number of coins=4 | ||
|Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | ||
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|Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | ||
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Revision as of 17:51, 22 January 2023
192 BCE - 185 BCE Gold 1,303,507 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Arsinoe II to right, wearing diadem, veil and scepter. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ (Greek).Double cornucopia. In field, date. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Paphos | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cyprus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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), Arsinoe II (queen of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia, Ptolemaic queen and co-ruler of Egypt, c. 300-c. 270 BC) - pretended authority (type) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 192 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 185 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.: | Gold
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | mnaieion
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StandardStandard.: | Ptolemaic |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | J. Olivier1J. Olivier, 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, p. 50, no. 22-25. | ||
| 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 | 4 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 11, 12, 13, 14 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 4 of 4 | 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 | 4 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 4 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 4 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1 | 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) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 100 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 235.29 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 4,705,800 |
| 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) | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00000 | |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 0% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 34 |
| 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 | 2 kg <br /> 1,303,507 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 85 |
Remarks
References
- ^ J. Olivier
