Aegeae, silver, tetradrachms (Tyche/Athena nicephorus) (100-80 BCE) Arnold-Biucchi 1999
From SILVER
100 BCE - 80 BCE Silver 1,101 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Tyche right wearing turreted headdress and veil, fillet border |
| 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
| Mint: | Aegeae | Ancient region: | Cilicia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 100 BCE | to | 80 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 14.45 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Arnold-Biucchi 1999 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 261 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 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 obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 19 | Number of coins (n) | 188 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 47 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 9.89 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 4.75 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.81 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 76,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.09 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00247 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.47% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 98,687.66 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,101 kg <br /> 1,101 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 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.
