Alabanda/Antioch, silver, tetradrachms (Apollo/Pegasus) (205-190 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 11230


205 BCE - 190 BCE Silver 317 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Laureate head of Apollo left.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ANTIOXEΩN / TIMOKΛHΣ (Greek).Pegasos springing right.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Alabanda Ancient regionAncient region.: Caria 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. 205 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 190 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 16.70 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
]]S1624 Alabanda Antioch tetradrachm.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Meadows 2008, p. 52-57
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 4763
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).
74 1 100 74 100 1
Total 1 of 1 100 74 of 74 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) 1 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 42 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 74
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 74 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.76
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 42 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ 0.95 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ 19,000
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) 1.01 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ 0.00389
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) % Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ 155,789.47
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 317 kg <br /> 317 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ 389,473.68
Remarks

A single obverse linked to no less than 42 reverses, including 4 monograms and 9 full names

References

  1. ^  Meadows, Andrew (2008), Alabanda in Caria: A Hellenistic City and Its Coinage, unpublished DPhil, Oxford, 501 p. and 50 pl.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762