Abydus (Alexander the Great), gold, staters (Athena/Nike) (325-301 BCE)
From SILVER
325 BCE - 301 BCE Gold 155,764 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena r., wearing triple crested Corinthian helmet, bowl decorated with snake, and pearl necklace. |
| Reverse: | AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Nike advancing l., holding wreath and stylus, in l. field, monogram / pentagram and, beneath r. wing, cornucopia |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Abydus | Ancient region: | Troas | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 325 BCE | to | 301 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 8.55 | Denomination: | stater
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Thompson 1991 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 6702-6707, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Price 1991, n° 1497, 1504, 1518-1519, P28-P39, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4RQEMH, n° 204 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 23 | 31.51 | 23 | 10 | 143, 162, 163, 164, 166, 170, 216, 291, 292, 330, 332, 334, 339, 344, 346, 347, 363, 365, 366, 368, 371, 398, 399 |
| 2 | 15 | 20.55 | 30 | 13.04 | 2, 30, 128, 130, 145, 146, 147, 167, 168, 171, 172, 337, 345, 349, 396 |
| 3 | 12 | 16.44 | 36 | 15.65 | 138, 144, 160, 161, 173, 328, 329, 331, 342, 364, 372, 373 |
| 4 | 9 | 12.33 | 36 | 15.65 | 129, 137, 174, 336, 338, 348, 367, 369, 374 |
| 5 | 4 | 5.48 | 20 | 8.7 | 140, 165, 333, 370 |
| 6 | 3 | 4.11 | 18 | 7.83 | 1, 169, 335 |
| 7 | 3 | 4.11 | 21 | 9.13 | 148, 340, 397 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.37 | 10 | 4.35 | 343 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.37 | 11 | 4.78 | 139 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.37 | 12 | 5.22 | 142 |
| 13 | 1 | 1.37 | 13 | 5.65 | 141 |
| Total | 73 of 73 | 100.01 | 230 of 230 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 73 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 23 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 115 | Number of coins (n) | 230 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.15 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.58 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 31.51 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 91.09 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,821,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 106.94 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00013 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,049.95 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 155,764 kg <br /> 155,764 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 12,624.88 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
References
- ^ Thompson, Margaret (1991), Alexander's Drachm Mints. II : Lampsacus and Abydus, New York.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Price, Martin Jessop (1991), The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: a British Museum Catalogue, 2 vol., Zürich-London, 637 p., 637 p., clix pl.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
