Alexandria (Ptolemy I), gold, staters (Ptolemy I/quadriga of elephants) (305-294 BCE)
From SILVER
305 BCE - 294 BCE Gold 25,645 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed bust of Ptolemy I r., with aegis around neck. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ / BAΣIΛEΩΣ (Greek).Quadriga of elephants driven l. by figure of deified Alexander, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, in exergue, monogram |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Alexandria | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Egypt | Modern countryModern country: Egypt | 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: | Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 305 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 294 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Gold
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 7.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater
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StandardStandard.: | Egyptian |
Image
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.]]1Roche-Lévêque 2024, p. 152-153, n° 1-53 | ||
| 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.]]2Svoronos 1890, n° 97, 103, 111, 112, 116, 121, 122, 126, 128, 131, 133, 147, 150, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3CPE I, n° 91-105 | ||
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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). |
| 1 | 4 | 26.67 | 4 | 7.55 | 2, 10, 13, 15 |
| 2 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 11.32 | 1, 5, 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 6.67 | 3 | 5.66 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 22.64 | 4, 6, 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 13.33 | 10 | 18.87 | 9, 12 |
| 9 | 2 | 13.33 | 18 | 33.96 | 7, 11 |
| Total | 15 of 15 | 100 | 53 of 53 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 15 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 21 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 53 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.53 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.52 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.4 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 26.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 18.06 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 361,200 |
| 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) | 20.92 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00015 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.45% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,869.32 |
| 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 | 25,645 kg <br /> 25,645 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 14,673.31 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
References
- ^ Roche-Lévêque, Augustin (2024), "L'or lagide en transition : les statères au quadrige de Ptolémée Ier Sôter," Bulletin de la Société française de Numismatique, 79 (4), p. 147-155.
- ^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1890), Numismatique de Crète ancienne, accompagnée de l'histoire, la géographie et la mythologie de l'île. Première partie, description des monnaies, 2 vol., Macon, Impr. Protat frères.
- ^ Lorber, Catharine C. (2018), Coins of the Ptolemaic empire : Part I. Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV, 2 vol., New York.
