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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=S1363 Ecbatana Mithridates III drachms.jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2191574&AucID=5269&Lot=140 | |||
|Obverse description=Bust of the king left, wearing diadem. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Bust of the king left, wearing diadem. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΘΕΟΥ ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ | |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΘΕΟΥ ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ | ||
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|Reverse description=King seated right, wearing diadem, holding bow. (In the left field, B). In the right field, A. | |Reverse description=King seated right, wearing diadem, holding bow. (In the left field, B). In the right field, A. | ||
|Mint=Ecbatana | |Mint=Ecbatana | ||
|Authority=Mithridates III (king of the Parthian Empire, 87-80 BC) | |Ancient region=Media | ||
|Date from=87 | |Authority=Parthian Empire; Mithridates III (king of the Parthian Empire, 87-80 BC) | ||
|Date to=80 | |Date from=87 BCE | ||
|Date to=80 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=drachm | |Denomination=drachm | ||
| | |Median weight=3.50 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=1363 | |RQEM reference number=1363 | ||
|Die study reference=Boillet 2009, p. 311-316, n° 1520-1560 | |||
|Coin series reference=Sellwood 1980, n° 35.1 (var.) | |||
|Number of obverse dies=12 | |Number of obverse dies=12 | ||
|Number of singletons=4 | |Number of singletons=4 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=28 | |||
|Number of coins=41 | |||
|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=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=4 | |Number of dies=4 | ||
|Die name= | |Die name=7,8,9,10 | ||
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|Frequency=2 | |Frequency=2 | ||
|Number of dies=3 | |Number of dies=3 | ||
|Die name= | |Die name=3,5,11 | ||
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|Frequency=3 | |Frequency=3 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name= | |Die name=12 | ||
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|Die name=6 | |||
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|Die name=2 | |||
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|Die name=R1 (series I),R2 (series I),R3 (series I),R4 (series I),R5 (series I),R6 (series I),R7 (series I),R8 (series I),R9 (series I),R10 (series I),R11 (series I),R12 (series I),R13 (series I),R14 (series I),R15 (series I),R16 (series I),R17 (series I),R18 (series I),R19 (series I),R20 (series I),R21 (series I),R22 (series I),R23 (series I),R24 (series I),R1 (series II),R2 (series II),R3 (series II),R4 (series II) | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:31, 10 April 2023
87 BCE - 80 BCE Silver 1,021 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of the king left, wearing diadem. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΘΕΟΥ ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (Greek).King seated right, wearing diadem, holding bow. (In the left field, B). In the right field, A. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ecbatana | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Media | Modern countryModern country: Iran | 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: | Parthian Empire, Mithridates III (king of the Parthian Empire, 87-80 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 87 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 80 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 3.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachm | StandardStandard.: |
Image
S1363 Ecbatana Mithridates III drachms.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Boillet 20091Boillet 2009, p. 311-316, n° 1520-1560 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sellwood 19802Sellwood 1980, n° 35.1 (var.) | ||
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 | 4 | 33.33 | 4 | 9.76 | 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| 2 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 14.63 | 3, 5, 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 8.33 | 3 | 7.32 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 8.33 | 4 | 9.76 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 8.33 | 5 | 12.2 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | 8.33 | 10 | 24.39 | 1 |
| Total | 11 of 12 | 91.65 | 32 of 41 | 78.06 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 28 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 41 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.42 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.46 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 14.59 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 291,800 |
| 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) | 16.97 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.24% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,620.29 |
| 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 | 1,021 kg <br /> 1,021 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 14,050.72 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Boillet, Pierre-Yves (2009), Ecbatane et la Médie d’Alexandre aux Arsacides (c. 331 a.C. - c. 224 p.C.). Histoire monétaire et économique, unpublished doctoral dissertation, Bordeaux University.
- ^ Sellwood, David (1980), An introduction to the coinage of Parthia, 2nd ed., London, Spink & Son, 322 p., 10 pl.
