Aigai (Alexander the Great), gold, distaters (Athena/standing Nike) (330-318 BCE)
From SILVER
330 BCE - 318 BCE Gold 32,886 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet with snake. |
| Reverse: | AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Nike standing to left, holding wreath in outstretched right hand and stylis over left shoulder, thunderbolt to left |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Aigai | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Macedonian kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 330 BCE | to | 318 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 17.20 | Denomination: | distater
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Standard: | Attic |
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.]]1Newell - Noe 1950 | ||
| 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° 165, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Price 19091, n° 191a | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 21 | Number of coins (n) | 29 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.63 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.38 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.63 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 37.5 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 9.56 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 191,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 11.05 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00015 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 89.66% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,066.95 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 32,886 kg <br /> 32,886 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 15,167.36 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military These issues were tentatively attributed to Corinth by Newell and Noe but have been placed in Macedonia by Troxell
