S 1349 - Ecbatana (Mithridates I), bronze, tetrachalka (145-138 BCE)
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|Reverse description=Several types: 1) Nike driving biga right. Border of dots (series II); 2) Forepart of horse right (series III); 3) Head of elephant right (series IV); 4) Quiver (series V); 5) Dioscouroi riding right (series VI). | |Reverse description=Several types: 1) Nike driving biga right. Border of dots (series II); 2) Forepart of horse right (series III); 3) Head of elephant right (series IV); 4) Quiver (series V); 5) Dioscouroi riding right (series VI). | ||
|Mint=Ecbatana | |Mint=Ecbatana | ||
− | |Authority=Mithridates I (king of the Parthian Empire, 171-138 BC) | + | |Ancient region=Media |
− | |Date from=145 | + | |Authority=Parthian Empire; Mithridates I (king of the Parthian Empire, 171-138 BC) |
− | |Date to=138 | + | |Date from=145 BCE |
+ | |Date to=138 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Bronze | |Metal=Bronze | ||
− | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=tetrachalkon |
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|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=1349 | |RQEM reference number=1349 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Boillet 2009, p. 274-275, no. 1317-1325. | ||
|Number of obverse dies=5 | |Number of obverse dies=5 | ||
+ | |Number of reverse dies=7 | ||
+ | |Number of coins=9 | ||
|Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | ||
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|Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | ||
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|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=6 | |Number of dies=6 | ||
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|Frequency=2 | |Frequency=2 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
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|Die name=R1 (series II),R1 (series III),R2 (series III),R3 (series III),R1 (series IV),R1 (series V),R1 (series VI) | |Die name=R1 (series II),R1 (series III),R2 (series III),R3 (series III),R1 (series IV),R1 (series V),R1 (series VI) | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:52, 19 May 2023
145 BCE - 138 BCE Bronze
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of the king right, wearing diadem. Border of dots. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ (Greek).Several types: 1) Nike driving biga right. Border of dots (series II), 2) Forepart of horse right (series III), 3) Head of elephant right (series IV), 4) Quiver (series V), 5) Dioscouroi riding right (series VI). |
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 I (king of the Parthian Empire, 171-138 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 145 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 138 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetrachalkon | StandardStandard.: |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Boillet 20091 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 7 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 9 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.8 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.29 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.4 | 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 | 9.11 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 182,200 |
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) | 11.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00005 |
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 | 1,975.85 |
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 | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 4,939.63 |
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.