Babylon (Seleucus I), gold, staters (Athena/Nike) (309-303 BCE)
From SILVER
309 BCE - 303 BCE Gold 23,960 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a griffin |
| Reverse: | AΛEΞANΔPOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ (Greek).Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling stylis in left arm, upright anchor in inner left field, Π below left wing, monogram below right wing |
Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| From | 309 BCE | to | 303 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
|
Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
|
Median weight in grams | 8.60 | Denomination: | stater
|
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.]]1Taylor 2022, p. 22-23 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2SC I, n° 93.2, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Price 1991, n° 3352, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 9, n° 3b. | ||
| Coin series web reference: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 4 | 80 | 4 | 57.14 | 1, 2, 4, 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 42.86 | 3 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 7 of 7 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 7 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 80 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 13.93 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 278,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 17.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 42.86% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,005.03 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 23,960 kg <br /> 23,960 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 2,512.56 |
Remarks
Certainly military
References
- ^ Taylor, Lloyd W. H. (2022), "The Anchor Alexanders of Babylon II", American Journal of Numismatics, 34, p. 1-37, pl. 1-10.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.
- ^ Price, Martin Jessop (1991), The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: a British Museum Catalogue, 2 vol., Zürich-London, 637 p., 637 p., clix pl.
- ^ 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.
