Antioch (Demetrius II), silver, tetradrachms (130-128 BCE) Schwei

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 9452

130 BCE - 128 CE Silver 4,293 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.:

Antioch

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Syria (Seleucis and Pieria)

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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)

Chronology

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

130 BCE

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

128 CE

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

16.55

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

tetradrachm

StandardStandard.:

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. 80-90, n° 1-167.
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	1	7.69	1	0.61	10
2	1	7.69	2	1.22	11
4	1	7.69	4	2.44	12
5	2	15.38	10	6.1	5, 13
9	1	7.69	9	5.49	8
12	1	7.69	12	7.32	9
13	1	7.69	13	7.93	1
14	1	7.69	14	8.54	7
16	1	7.69	16	9.76	3
19	1	7.69	19	11.59	6
30	1	7.69	30	18.29	4
34	1	7.69	34	20.73	2
Total	13 of 13	99.97	164 of 164	100.02

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	13	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	1
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	93	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	163
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	12.54	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.75
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	7.15	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	7.69 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	12.98	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	259,600
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)	14.13	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00063
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	99.39%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	25,115.56
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	4,296 kg <br /> 4,293 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	62,788.91

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