Ascalon (Alexander II), silver, tetradrachms (Alexander II/eagle on thunderbolt) (126-125 BCE)
From SILVER
126 BCE - 125 BCE Silver 1,337 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed and draped bust right |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔPOY (Greek).Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm frond in background, to left, AΣ above dove standing left, ZΠP (date) to right, monogram between legs |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ascalon | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Israel | Authority: | Alexander II Zabinas (Seleucid king, 128-123 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 126 BCE | to | 125 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 13.90 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Ptolemaic |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Voulgaridis 2000, p. 317 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2CSE, n° 820, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3SC II, n° 2253, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 9, n° 1151 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 33.33 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 66.67 | 1 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 3 of 3 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 3 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.81 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 96,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 66.67% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,247.4 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,337 kg <br /> 1,337 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 3,118.5 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Voulgaridis, Georges (2000), Les ateliers monetaires de ptolemais-'Akko et d'Ascalon sous la domination seleucide, unpublished doctoral dissertation, Marc Bloch University, Strasbourg, 2 vol., 448 p., 37 pl.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur (1983), Coins of the Seleucid Empire from the collection of Arthur Houghton, Ancient Coins in North American Collections 4, New York, xiv, 122 p., 2 fold. charts, 77 pls.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.
