Alabanda, silver, tetradrachms (Apollo/Pegasus) (195-190 BCE)
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195 BCE - 190 BCE Silver 719 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Apollo to left. |
| Reverse: | AΛABANΔEΩN - ΓOPΓOΣ (Greek).Pegasus flying left, below, wing |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Alabanda | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 195 BCE | to | 190 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.50 | 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.]]1Meadows 2008, p. 62-63, Series 2 | ||
| 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° 4762 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 9.09 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 | 50 | 10 | 90.91 | 2 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 11 of 11 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 11 | Number of coins (n) | 11 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 5.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.18 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 43,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.44 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00025 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.91% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 10,091.74 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 719 kg <br /> 719 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 25,229.36 |
Remarks
Obverse 1 is the same as with Series 1 (S 1624) in the name of Antiochia
