Aegeae, silver, tetradrachms (Tyche/Athena nicephorus) (44-29 BCE) Houghton-Bendall 1988
From SILVER
44 BCE - 29 BCE Silver 994 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Tyche right wearing turreted headdress and veil, fillet border |
| Reverse: | ΑΙΓΕΑΙΩΝ (Greek).AIΓAIΩN, Athena standing left, holding Nike and resting hand on grounded shield, spear behind, ΔI and club before, date IC (date) in exergue. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Aegeae | Ancient region: | Cilicia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 44 BCE | to | 29 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 14.20 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: |
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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.]]1Houghton - Bendall 1988, p. 71-89, pl. 19. | ||
| 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 | 33.33 | 1 | 8.33 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 33.33 | 4 | 33.33 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 33.33 | 7 | 58.33 | 3 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 12 of 12 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 9 | Number of coins (n) | 12 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.5 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 70,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 91.67% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,857.14 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 994 kg <br /> 994 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 17,142.86 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Bendall, Simon (1988), "A hoard of Aegean tetradrachms and the autonomous tetradrachms of Elaeusa Sebaste," American Numismatic Society Museum notes, New York, 33, p. 71-89.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
