S 617 - Salamis (Ptolemy IX), silver, tetradrachms (100-88 BCE) Olivier
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+ | |Image reference=https://www.acsearch.info/image.html?id=4902219 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Ptolemy I Soter to right, wearing diadem and aegis around neck. | |Obverse description=Head of Ptolemy I Soter to right, wearing diadem and aegis around neck. | ||
− | |Reverse legend=ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ | + | |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ |
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. In field, date (and star). | |Reverse description=Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. In field, date (and star). | ||
|Mint=Salamis | |Mint=Salamis | ||
|Ancient region=Cyprus | |Ancient region=Cyprus | ||
− | |Authority=Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC); Ptolemy IX Soter II (Ptolemaic king, 116-110, 109-107 and 88-81 | + | |Authority=Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC); Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC); Ptolemy IX Soter II (Ptolemaic king, 116-110, 109-107 and 88-81 BC) |
|Date from=100 BCE | |Date from=100 BCE | ||
|Date to=88 BCE | |Date to=88 BCE | ||
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|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=617 | |RQEM reference number=617 | ||
− | |Die study reference= | + | |Die study reference=Olivier 2012, p. 86, n° 1055-1070 |
|Number of obverse dies=8 | |Number of obverse dies=8 | ||
|Number of singletons=3 | |Number of singletons=3 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=10 | |Number of reverse dies=10 | ||
|Number of coins=16 | |Number of coins=16 | ||
+ | |Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | ||
|Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | ||
|Number of unidentified reverse dies=6 | |Number of unidentified reverse dies=6 | ||
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|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=3 | |Number of dies=3 | ||
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|Die name=R614,R615,R616,R617,R618,R619,R620,R621,R622,R623 | |Die name=R614,R615,R616,R617,R618,R619,R620,R621,R622,R623 | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:58, 4 May 2023
100 BCE - 88 BCE Silver 3,819 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Ptolemy I Soter to right, wearing diadem and aegis around neck. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. In field, date (and star). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Salamis | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cyprus | 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: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC), Ptolemy IX Soter II (Ptolemaic king, 116-110, 109-107 and 88-81 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 100 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 88 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 | 14.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard.: | Ptolemaic |
Image
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S 617 Salamis Ptolemy IX 100-88.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Olivier 20121Olivier 2012, p. 86, n° 1055-1070 | ||
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 | 3 | 37.5 | 3 | 18.75 | 197, 200, 201 |
2 | 3 | 37.5 | 6 | 37.5 | 194, 195, 199 |
3 | 1 | 12.5 | 3 | 18.75 | 196 |
4 | 1 | 12.5 | 4 | 25 | 198 |
Total | 8 of 8 | 100 | 16 of 16 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 3 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 10 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 16 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.6 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 37.5 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 12.99 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 259,800 |
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) | 16 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00006 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 81.25% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,463.43 |
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 | 3,819 kg <br /> 3,819 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 6,158.58 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Olivier, Julien (2012), 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.