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|Reverse description=King seated right, wearing diadem, holding bow. (Above the bow, pearl). In the right field, A. | |Reverse description=King seated right, wearing diadem, holding bow. (Above the bow, pearl). In the right field, A. | ||
|Mint=Ecbatana | |Mint=Ecbatana | ||
|Authority=Vologases VI (king of Parthia, c. 208-228 AD) | |Ancient region=Media | ||
|Date from=208 | |Authority=Parthian Empire; Vologases VI (king of Parthia, c. 208-228 AD) | ||
|Date to=228 | |Date from=208 CE | ||
|Date to=228 CE | |||
|Period=Roman | |Period=Roman | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=drachm | |Denomination=drachm | ||
| | |Median weight=3.70 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=1394 | |RQEM reference number=1394 | ||
|Die study reference=Boillet 2009, p. 873-895, no. 6732-7033. | |||
|Number of obverse dies=61 | |Number of obverse dies=61 | ||
|Number of singletons=25 | |Number of singletons=25 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=59 | |||
|Number of coins=302 | |||
|Number of unidentified obverse dies=8 | |Number of unidentified obverse dies=8 | ||
|Number of unidentified reverse dies=2 | |Number of unidentified reverse dies=2 | ||
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|Number of dies=3 | |Number of dies=3 | ||
|Die name=D6,D31,D57 | |Die name=D6,D31,D57 | ||
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|Frequency=6 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=D18 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=7 | |||
|Number of dies=4 | |||
|Die name=D14,D20,D30,D59 | |||
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|Frequency=8 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=D17 | |||
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|Frequency=1 | |||
|Number of dies=25 | |||
|Die name=D5,D21,D22,D24,D25,D26,D27,D35,D39,D40,D42,D43,D44,D45,D46,D47,D48,D49,D51,D52,D53,D54,D55,D56,D61 | |||
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|Frequency=10 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=D10,D12 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=11 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=D7 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=12 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=D1,D8 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=17 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=D4 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=18 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=D2,D3 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=22 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=D13 | |||
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|Frequency=38 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=D9 | |||
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|Die name=R1 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R2 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R3 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R4 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R5 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R6 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R7 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R8 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R9 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R10 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R11 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R12 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R13 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R14 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R15 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R16 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R17 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R18 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R19 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R20 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R21 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R22 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R23 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R24 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R25 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R26 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R27 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R28 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R29 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R30 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R31 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R32 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R33 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R34 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R35 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R36 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R37 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R38 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R39 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R40 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R41 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R42 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R43 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R44 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R45 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R46 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R47 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R48 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R49 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R50 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R51 (series I-group 1.1,2 and 3),R1 (series I-group 1.2),R1 (series II-group 1),R2 (series II-group 1),R3 (series II-group 1),R4 (series II-group 1),R5 (series II-group 1),R6 (series II-group 1),R1 (series II-group 2) | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:43, 22 May 2023
208 CE - 228 CE Silver 5,022 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of the king left, wearing diadem and tiara. In the field, 3 marks. Border of dots. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Unreadable King seated right, wearing diadem, holding bow. (Above the bow, pearl). 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, Vologases VI (king of Parthia, c. 208-228 AD) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 208 CE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 228 CE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Roman from 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 | 3.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachm | StandardStandard.: |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Boillet 20091Boillet 2009, p. 873-895, no. 6732-7033. | ||
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 | 25 | 40.98 | 25 | 8.28 | D5, D21, D22, D24, D25, D26, D27, D35, D39, D40, D42, D43, D44, D45, D46, D47, D48, D49, D51, D52, D53, D54, D55, D56, D61 |
2 | 8 | 13.11 | 16 | 5.3 | D11, D15, D19, D23, D28, D33, D37, D38 |
3 | 8 | 13.11 | 24 | 7.95 | D16, D29, D32, D34, D36, D41, D50, D60 |
4 | 1 | 1.64 | 4 | 1.32 | D58 |
5 | 3 | 4.92 | 15 | 4.97 | D6, D31, D57 |
6 | 1 | 1.64 | 6 | 1.99 | D18 |
7 | 4 | 6.56 | 28 | 9.27 | D14, D20, D30, D59 |
8 | 1 | 1.64 | 8 | 2.65 | D17 |
10 | 2 | 3.28 | 20 | 6.62 | D10, D12 |
11 | 1 | 1.64 | 11 | 3.64 | D7 |
12 | 2 | 3.28 | 24 | 7.95 | D1, D8 |
17 | 1 | 1.64 | 17 | 5.63 | D4 |
18 | 2 | 3.28 | 36 | 11.92 | D2, D3 |
22 | 1 | 1.64 | 22 | 7.28 | D13 |
38 | 1 | 1.64 | 38 | 12.58 | D9 |
Total | 61 of 61 | 100 | 294 of 302 | 97.35 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 61 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 25 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 59 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 302 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.95 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 5.12 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.97 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40.98 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 67.87 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,357,400 |
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) | 76.44 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00022 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 91.72% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 8,899.37 |
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 | 5,022 kg <br /> 5,022 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 22,248.42 |
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.