Aegeae, bronze, 4g (Alexander the Great/Nike) (35-27 BCE)
From SILVER
35 BCE - 27 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΙΓΕΑΙΩΝ (Greek).AIΓE/AIΩN / NEI - ET[...] / Δ[...] Nike advancing left, holding wreath in her right hand and palm over her left shoulder. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Aegeae | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cilicia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 35 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 27 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 4.00 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: | ||
| Mode weightMode of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).: | 4<ul><li>No units of measurement were declared for this property.</li> <!--br--><li>"" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.</li></ul> |
Image
H264 Alexander Nike.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Bloesch 19821Bloesch 1982, p. 53-96, pl. 17-22. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 5518, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 264 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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 | 10 | 83.33 | 10 | 55.56 | 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 243, 244, 245 |
| 3 | 1 | 8.33 | 3 | 16.67 | 240 |
| 5 | 1 | 8.33 | 5 | 27.78 | 250 |
| Total | 12 of 12 | 99.99 | 18 of 18 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 10 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 16 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 18 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.5 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.13 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 83.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 28.85 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 577,000 |
| 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 | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 44.44% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,247.83 |
| 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 | 3,119.58 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Bloesch, Hansjörg (1982), Hellenislic Coins of Aegeae (Cilicia), in ANSMN, 27, p. 53-96, pl. 17-22.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
