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Revision as of 08:06, 21 October 2022
2 - 4 Silver 2,333 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of the king left, wearing diadem, crowned by one or two Nike(s). Border of dots. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΜΟΥΣΗΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΘΕΑΣ ΟΥΡΑΝΙΑΣ (Greek).Bust of the queen Musa to left, wearing tiara. In the left 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: | Phraates V (king of the Parthian Empire, 2 BC-4 AD), Musa/Thermusa (queen of the Parthian Empire, 2 BC-4 AD) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 2 | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 4 | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Roman from 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.: | drachm | StandardStandard.: |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | P.-Y. Boillet1P.-Y. Boillet, 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 Histoire monétaire et économique [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Bordeaux University, 2009, p. 523-533, no. 3461-3568. | ||
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 | 12 | 44.44 | 12 | 11.21 | 11, 31, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 |
2 | 2 | 7.41 | 4 | 3.74 | 28, 39 |
3 | 2 | 7.41 | 6 | 5.61 | 9, 24 |
4 | 3 | 11.11 | 12 | 11.21 | 4, 25, 32 |
5 | 1 | 3.7 | 5 | 4.67 | 21 |
6 | 2 | 7.41 | 12 | 11.21 | 30, 33 |
8 | 1 | 3.7 | 8 | 7.48 | 26 |
10 | 2 | 7.41 | 20 | 18.69 | 27, 29 |
12 | 1 | 3.7 | 12 | 11.21 | 19 |
16 | 1 | 3.7 | 16 | 14.95 | 5 |
Total | 27 of 27 | 99.99 | 107 of 107 | 99.98 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 27 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 12 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 43 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 108 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.51 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.59 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 44.44 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 31.46 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 629,200 |
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) | 36 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00017 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 88.89% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 6,865.86 |
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 /> 2,333 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 17,164.65 |
Remarks
References
- ^ P.-Y. Boillet