Alabanda (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (Heracles/Zeus) (170-152 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 11244


170 BCE - 152 BCE Silver 12,917 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: AΛEΞANΔPOY to right (Greek).Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre, Pegasos springing left in left field, Ϛ (date) below throne
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: Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 170 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 152 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 16.40 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
S1627 Alabanda Alexander tetradrachm.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Meadows 20081Meadows 2008, p. 79-116, Series 3
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear II2Sear II, n° 4765
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 6 15 6 0.95 A7, A8, G1, D3, D4, E6
2 3 7.5 6 0.95 N1, C4, ZI1
3 3 7.5 9 1.42 M5, D1, C3
5 1 2.5 5 0.79 G3
6 1 2.5 6 0.95 A6
7 2 5 14 2.22 M1, E5
8 2 5 16 2.53 G4, E3
9 1 2.5 9 1.42 M2
13 1 2.5 13 2.06 M8
14 1 2.5 14 2.22 A2
15 1 2.5 15 2.37 M6
16 1 2.5 16 2.53 M7
17 1 2.5 17 2.69 G2
18 1 2.5 18 2.85 E4
19 1 2.5 19 3.01 E2
20 1 2.5 20 3.16 D2
21 2 5 42 6.65 A3, A10
23 1 2.5 23 3.64 A9
24 1 2.5 24 3.8 M4
25 1 2.5 25 3.96 A5
28 1 2.5 28 4.43 C1
32 1 2.5 32 5.06 A4
33 1 2.5 33 5.22 A1
37 1 2.5 37 5.85 M3
39 1 2.5 39 6.17 E1
45 1 2.5 45 7.12 D6
49 1 2.5 49 7.75 D5
52 1 2.5 52 8.23 C2
Total 40 of 40 100 632 of 632 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 40 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  6
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 312 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 632
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 15.8 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 2.03
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 7.8 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  15 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  39.38 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  787,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 42.7 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00080
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 99.05% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  32,097.51
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  12,917 kg <br /> 12,917 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  80,243.78
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation Certainly military

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