Aradus (Alexander the Great), silver, drachms (Heracles/seated Zeus) (328-320 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9490

328 BCE - 320 BCE Silver 5,432 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. (In field, Σ).
Reverse:	BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, AP monogram in left field.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Aradus

Ancient region:

Phoenicia

Modern country: Syria

Authority:

Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Macedonian kingdom

Chronology

From

328 BCE

to

320 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

4.15

Denomination:

drachma

Standard:

Attic

Image

]]S31 aradus alexander drachm.jpg [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Duyrat 2005, p. 16, n° 128 (Group IV, Series 1), p. 19, n° 272-285 (Group IV, Series 4), p. 23, n° 455 (Group IV, Series 9), p. 24, n° 520-526 (Group IV, Series 10), p. 30, n° 863-869 (Group IV, Series 11)
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 10, n° 62
Coin series web reference:	http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3310 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3317 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3325A http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3333

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	17	77.27	17	56.67	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22
2	3	13.64	6	20	7, 19, 20
3	1	4.55	3	10	3
4	1	4.55	4	13.33	16
Total	22 of 22	100.01	30 of 30	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	22	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	17
Number of reverse dies (r)	23	Number of coins (n)	30
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1.36	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.3
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.05	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	77.27 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	65.44	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	1,308,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	82.5	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00002
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	43.33%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	916.87
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	5,432 kg <br /> 5,432 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	2,292.18

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation