Alexandria Troas (Lysimachus), gold, staters (Alexander/Athena) (304-281 BCE)
From SILVER
304 BCE - 281 BCE Gold 25,993 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Alexander the Great right wearing horn of Ammon |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the 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
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Alexandria Troas | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Troas | 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: | Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 304 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 281 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 | 8.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
RQEM ad. 423 - Alexandria Troas, gold, stater, 304-281 BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Meadows 20041Meadows 2004 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
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 | 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 obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 14 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 33 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 77 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 5.5 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.36 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 21.43 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 15.29 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 305,800 |
| 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) | 17.11 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00025 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.1% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 10,071.94 |
| 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 | 25,993 kg <br /> 25,993 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 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.
