Alexandria (Ptolemy I), gold, staters (Ptolemy I/quadriga of elephants) (305-294 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 26780


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 Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Gold Nomisma.org 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 Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Egyptian
Image
Alexandria_Ptolemy_I_gold_quadriga.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Roche-Lévêque 20241Roche-Lévêque 2024, p. 152-153, n° 1-53
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Svoronos 18902Svoronos 1890, n° 97, 103, 111, 112, 116, 121, 122, 126, 128, 131, 133, 147, 150, CPE I3CPE I, n° 91-105
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 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.  (o) 15 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  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)  26.67 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  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.  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  (O) 20.92 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00015
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 92.45% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  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)  25,645 kg <br /> 25,645 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  14,673.31
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation Certainly military

References

  1. ^  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.
  2. ^  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.
  3. ^  Lorber, Catharine C. (2018), Coins of the Ptolemaic empire : Part I. Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV, 2 vol., New York.