H 315 - Phoenicia (uncertain mint) (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (202-200 BCE)
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+ | |Image=H315 Ptolemy V Epiphanes tetradrachm.jpg | ||
+ | |Image reference=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10843912 | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Diademed and draped bust right | ||
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
− | |Authority=Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) | + | |Reverse description=Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; Θ to left; NI between legs. |
− | |Date from=202 | + | |Mint=Phoenicia (uncertain mint) |
− | |Date to=200 | + | |Ancient region=Phoenicia |
+ | |Authority=Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC); Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC) | ||
+ | |Date from=202 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=200 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
− | | | + | |Standard=Ptolemaic |
− | | | + | |Median weight=14.20 |
|RQEM reference=RQEMH | |RQEM reference=RQEMH | ||
|RQEM reference number=315 | |RQEM reference number=315 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Mørkholm 1979, p. 203-214, pl. 23-24. | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=RQEMH, n° 315 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=19 | |Number of obverse dies=19 | ||
|Number of singletons=5 | |Number of singletons=5 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=53 | |Number of reverse dies=53 | ||
|Number of coins=86 | |Number of coins=86 | ||
+ | |Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | ||
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{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=5 | |Number of dies=5 | ||
+ | |Die name=4,5,8,16,17 | ||
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|Frequency=2 | |Frequency=2 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
+ | |Die name=10,12 | ||
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|Frequency=3 | |Frequency=3 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
+ | |Die name=6,19 | ||
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|Frequency=4 | |Frequency=4 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
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+ | |Die name=2 | ||
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+ | |Frequency=6 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=2 | ||
+ | |Die name=7,9 | ||
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+ | |Frequency=7 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=3 | ||
+ | |Die name=11,13,14 | ||
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+ | |Frequency=8 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=2 | ||
+ | |Die name=15,18 | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:20, 15 May 2023
202 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 6,112 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed and draped bust right |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, Θ to left, NI between legs. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Phoenicia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Phoenicia | Modern countryModern country: Lebanon | 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. | 202 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 |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Mørkholm 19791 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMH2 |
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 | 5 | 26.32 | 5 | 5.81 | 4, 5, 8, 16, 17 |
2 | 2 | 10.53 | 4 | 4.65 | 10, 12 |
3 | 2 | 10.53 | 6 | 6.98 | 6, 19 |
4 | 1 | 5.26 | 4 | 4.65 | 1 |
5 | 1 | 5.26 | 5 | 5.81 | 2 |
6 | 2 | 10.53 | 12 | 13.95 | 7, 9 |
7 | 3 | 15.79 | 21 | 24.42 | 11, 13, 14 |
8 | 2 | 10.53 | 16 | 18.6 | 15, 18 |
13 | 1 | 5.26 | 13 | 15.12 | 3 |
Total | 19 of 19 | 100.01 | 86 of 86 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 5 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 53 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 86 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.53 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.62 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.79 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 26.32 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 21.52 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 430,400 |
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) | 24.39 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00020 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.19% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 7,992.57 |
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 | 6,112 kg <br /> 6,112 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 19,981.41 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Mørkholm, Otto (1979), "The Portrait Coinage of Ptolemy V. The Main Series", in Greek Numismatics and Archaeology. Essays in Honor of M. Thompson, Wetteren, p. 203-214, pl. 23-24.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.