Alexandria Troas (Lysimachus), silver, tetradrachms (Alexander/Athena) (304-281 BCE)
From SILVER
304 BCE - 281 BCE Silver 5,362 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of deified Alexander r. with the horn of Ammon |
| Reverse: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ (Greek).Athena seated l. on throne, holding Nike and spear and resting l. elbow on shield, in outer l. field, monogram, on throne, star |
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: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.85 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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 | 20 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2 | 13.33 | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 6.67 | 3 | 3 | |
| 6 | 2 | 13.33 | 12 | 12 | |
| 7 | 2 | 13.33 | 14 | 14 | |
| 8 | 2 | 13.33 | 16 | 16 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6.67 | 13 | 13 | |
| 16 | 1 | 6.67 | 16 | 16 | |
| 19 | 1 | 6.67 | 19 | 19 | |
| Total | 15 of 15 | 100 | 100 of 100 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 15 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 49 | Number of coins (n) | 100 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.04 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.27 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 15.91 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 318,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 17.65 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00031 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 12,570.71 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 5,362 kg <br /> 5,362 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 31,426.78 |
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.
