Aegeae, silver, tetradrachms (Tyche/Athena nicephorus) (100-80 BCE) Arnold-Biucchi
From SILVER
100 BCE - 80 BCE Silver 1,101 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tyche right wearing turreted headdress and veil, fillet border |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΙΓΕΑΙΩΝ (Greek).Athena standing left, holding Nike and resting hand on grounded shield, spear behind, ?I and club before, date IC (year 16 of the local era) in exergue |
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. | 100 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 80 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.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 14.45 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
S743 Aegae tetradrachm.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Arnold-Biucchi 19991Arnold-Biucchi 1999 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMH2RQEMH, n° 261 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0.53 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 45 | 1 | 25 | 45 | 23.94 | 3 |
| 139 | 1 | 25 | 139 | 73.94 | 4 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 188 of 188 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 19 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 188 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 47 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 9.89 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 4.75 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 3.81 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 76,200 |
| 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) | 4.09 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00247 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.47% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 98,687.66 |
| 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 | 1,101 kg <br /> 1,101 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 246,719.16 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Arnold-Biucchi, Carmen (1999), "Un trésor de tétradrachmes hellénistiques d’Aigeai en Cilicie", in M. Amandry et S. Hurter (éd.), Travaux de numismatique grecque offerts à Georges Le Rider, London, p. 1-13, pl. 1-2.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
