Alexandria Troas (Lysimachus), gold, staters (Alexander/Athena) (304-281 BCE)
From SILVER
304 BCE - 281 BCE Gold 25,993 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Alexander the Great right wearing horn of Ammon |
| Reverse: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ (Greek).Athena seated left, holding Nike and spear and leaning on shield, on left, cornucopia, in inner field, ΠΥ monogram |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Alexandria Troas | Ancient region: | Troas | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 304 BCE | to | 281 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 8.50 | Denomination: | stater
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
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 2004 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 21.43 | 3 | 3.9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 21.43 | 6 | 7.79 | |
| 3 | 1 | 7.14 | 3 | 3.9 | |
| 6 | 2 | 14.29 | 12 | 15.58 | |
| 8 | 1 | 7.14 | 8 | 10.39 | |
| 10 | 2 | 14.29 | 20 | 25.97 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7.14 | 12 | 15.58 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7.14 | 13 | 16.88 | |
| Total | 14 of 14 | 100 | 77 of 77 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 14 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 33 | Number of coins (n) | 77 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.36 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 21.43 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 15.29 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 305,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 17.11 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00025 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.1% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 10,071.94 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 25,993 kg <br /> 25,993 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 25,179.86 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Meadows, Andrew (2004), "The Earliest Coinage of Alexandria Troas", Numismatic Chronicle, 164, p. 47-70, pl. 3.
