S 993 - Soli (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (204-200 BCE)
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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
+ | |Image=S993 Soloi Ptolemy IV-V.jpg | ||
+ | |Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2108757&AucID=5028&Lot=262 | ||
+ | |Obverse description=ugate busts to right of Serapis, laureate, bearded and draped, and Isis, crowned, diademed and draped | ||
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Eagle with closed wings standing on thunderbolt to left, his head turned back to right, with cornucopia at his shoulder; in field to left, owl facing to left above ME; in field to right, AP | ||
|Mint=Soli (Cyprus) | |Mint=Soli (Cyprus) | ||
|Ancient region=Cyprus | |Ancient region=Cyprus | ||
− | |Authority= | + | |Authority=Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC); Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) |
− | |Date from= | + | |Date from=204 BCE |
− | |Date to= | + | |Date to=200 BCE |
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
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|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=993 | |RQEM reference number=993 | ||
− | |Die study reference= | + | |Die study reference=Landvatter 2012, p. 74-75 (Group 7) |
|Number of obverse dies=1 | |Number of obverse dies=1 | ||
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|Number of reverse dies=3 | |Number of reverse dies=3 | ||
|Number of coins=4 | |Number of coins=4 | ||
+ | |Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | ||
|Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | ||
|Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | ||
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|Frequency=4 | |Frequency=4 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
− | |Die name= | + | |Die name=32 |
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Reverse Item | {{Distribution Reverse Item | ||
|Die name=R83,R84,R85 | |Die name=R83,R84,R85 | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 3 March 2023
204 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 332 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ugate busts to right of Serapis, laureate, bearded and draped, and Isis, crowned, diademed and draped |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle with closed wings standing on thunderbolt to left, his head turned back to right, with cornucopia at his shoulder, in field to left, owl facing to left above ME, in field to right, AP |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Soli (Cyprus) | 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: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 204 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 200 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 | 14.20 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard.: | Ptolemaic |
Image
![](/w/img_auth.php/f/f1/S993_Soloi_Ptolemy_IV-V.jpg)
S993 Soloi Ptolemy IV-V.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Landvatter 20121Landvatter 2012, p. 74-75 (Group 7) | ||
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). |
4 | 1 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 32 |
Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 4 of 4 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 3 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 4 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.33 |
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 | 1.17 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 23,400 |
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) | 1.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00017 |
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 | 6,837.61 |
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 | 332 kg <br /> 332 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 17,094.02 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Landvatter, Thomas (2012), "The Serapis and Isis Coinage of Ptolemy IV", American Journal of Numismatic, 24, p. 61-90.