Aegeae, bronze, 4g (Alexander the Great/Nike) (35-27 BCE)
From SILVER
35 BCE - 27 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right. |
| Reverse: | ΑΙΓΕΑΙΩΝ (Greek).[[Reverse description::AIΓE/AIΩN / NEI - ET[...] / Δ[...] Nike advancing left, holding wreath in her right hand and palm over her left shoulder.]] |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Aegeae | Ancient region: | Cilicia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 35 BCE | to | 27 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 4.00 | Denomination: | Standard: |
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.]]1Bloesch 1982, p. 53-96, pl. 17-22. | ||
| 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° 5518, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 264 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 10 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 16 | Number of coins (n) | 18 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.13 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 83.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 28.85 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 577,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 36 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 44.44% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,247.83 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 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.
