H 251 - Apamea, silver, cistophori (166-133 BCE) Kleiner & Noe
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+ | |Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2144415&AucID=5131&Lot=68 | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Serpent emerging from within cista mystica with open lid; all within ivy wreath | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Bow case between two entwined serpents; to left, AΠ monogram; to right, head of elephant right | ||
|Mint=Apamea | |Mint=Apamea | ||
− | |Date from=166 | + | |Ancient region=Phrygia |
− | |Date to=133 | + | |Authority=Attalid Kingdom |
+ | |Date from=166 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=133 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=cistophorus | |Denomination=cistophorus | ||
− | | | + | |Standard=Cistophoric |
− | | | + | |Median weight=12.50 |
|RQEM reference=RQEMH | |RQEM reference=RQEMH | ||
|RQEM reference number=251 | |RQEM reference number=251 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Kleiner - Noe 1977 | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 5110-5111; RQEMH, n° 251; HGC 7, n° 654 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=48 | |Number of obverse dies=48 | ||
|Number of singletons=17 | |Number of singletons=17 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=100 | |Number of reverse dies=100 | ||
|Number of coins=116 | |Number of coins=116 | ||
+ | |Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | ||
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|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=17 | |Number of dies=17 | ||
+ | |Die name=4,7,9,14,16,17,22,24,27,29,30,37,38,39,42,45,47 | ||
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|Frequency=2 | |Frequency=2 | ||
|Number of dies=16 | |Number of dies=16 | ||
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|Frequency=3 | |Frequency=3 | ||
|Number of dies=4 | |Number of dies=4 | ||
+ | |Die name=15,28,32,35 | ||
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|Frequency=4 | |Frequency=4 | ||
|Number of dies=5 | |Number of dies=5 | ||
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|Frequency=5 | |Frequency=5 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
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+ | |Die name=2,21,31 | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:41, 5 February 2023
166 BCE - 133 BCE Silver 17,055 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Serpent emerging from within cista mystica with open lid, all within ivy wreath |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (Greek).Bow case between two entwined serpents, to left, AΠ monogram, to right, head of elephant right |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Apamea | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Phrygia | 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: | Attalid Kingdom |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 166 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 133 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 | 12.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | cistophorus | StandardStandard.: | Cistophoric |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Kleiner - Noe 19771 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2 , RQEMH3 , HGC 74 |
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 | 17 | 35.42 | 17 | 14.66 | 4, 7, 9, 14, 16, 17, 22, 24, 27, 29, 30, 37, 38, 39, 42, 45, 47 |
2 | 16 | 33.33 | 32 | 27.59 | 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 23, 26, 33, 34, 40, 41, 43, 44, 48 |
3 | 4 | 8.33 | 12 | 10.34 | 15, 28, 32, 35 |
4 | 5 | 10.42 | 20 | 17.24 | 1, 3, 10, 25, 36 |
5 | 2 | 4.17 | 10 | 8.62 | 6, 20 |
6 | 3 | 6.25 | 18 | 15.52 | 2, 21, 31 |
7 | 1 | 2.08 | 7 | 6.03 | 46 |
Total | 48 of 48 | 100 | 116 of 116 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 48 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 17 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 100 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 116 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.42 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.16 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.08 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 35.42 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 68.22 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,364,400 |
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) | 81.88 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00009 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 85.34% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 3,400.76 |
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 | 17,055 kg <br /> 17,055 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 8,501.91 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Kleiner, Fred S. - Noe, Sydney P. (1977), The early Cistophoric coinage, Numismatic Studies 14, New York, 129 p., 38 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), Handbook of Greek Coinages. 7. Coins of northern and Central Anatolia - Pontos, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Phrygia, Galatia, lykaonia, and Kappadokia (with Kolchis and the Kimmerian bosporos), Lancaster, lxxxii, 352 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.