Nicomedia? (Prusias II), silver, tetradrachms (182-149 BCE)
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Revision as of 22:44, 20 October 2022
182 - 149 Silver 30,581 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Modern countryModern country: | 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: | Prusias II of Bithynia (king of Bithynia, 182-149 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 182 | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 149 | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver ![]() |
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard.: | |
Average weightAverage of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).: |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | N. Kaye1N. Kaye, "The silver tetradrachms of Prousias II of Bithynia", American Journal of Numismatics 25 (2013), p. 21-48, pl. 4-24. | ||
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 | 31 | 44.93 | 31 | 16.58 | 4, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 44, 48, 51, 58, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68 |
2 | 8 | 11.59 | 16 | 8.56 | 3, 8, 30, 43, 45, 55, 59, 69 |
3 | 12 | 17.39 | 36 | 19.25 | 1, 13, 17, 23, 28, 36, 39, 40, 43, 46, 47, 60 |
4 | 9 | 13.04 | 36 | 19.25 | 5, 6, 12, 22, 31, 41, 50, 54, 65 |
5 | 3 | 4.35 | 15 | 8.02 | 2, 18, 33 |
6 | 2 | 2.9 | 12 | 6.42 | 9, 42 |
7 | 2 | 2.9 | 14 | 7.49 | 56, 57 |
8 | 2 | 2.9 | 16 | 8.56 | 52, 53 |
10 | 1 | 1.45 | 10 | 5.35 | 49 |
Total | 70 of 69 | 101.45 | 186 of 187 | 99.48 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 69 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 30 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 119 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 187 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.71 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.57 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.72 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 43.48 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 92.11 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,842,200 |
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) | 109.35 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00010 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 83.96% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,060.36 |
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 | 0 kg <br /> 30,581 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 10,150.91 |
Remarks
References
- ^ N. Kaye