Caria (uncertain mint) (Alexander the Great), silver, drachms (Heracles/Zeus) (285-275 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 9705


285 BCE - 275 BCE Silver 1,408 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: AΛΕΧΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Zeus seated left on throne, right leg drawn back, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, cult statue of Artemis Kindyas in field left
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Caria (uncertain mint) Ancient regionAncient region.: Caria 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: Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 285 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 275 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 4.20 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
Caria_uncertain_alexander_drachm.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Delrieux 19981Delrieux 1998, p. 41-50, pl. 8-10 (n° 3-21).
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 5 62.5 5 38.46 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
2 1 12.5 2 15.38 4
3 2 25 6 46.15 2, 3
Total 8 of 8 100 13 of 13 99.99
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 8 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  5
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 13 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 13
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 1.63 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.63 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  62.5 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  16.76 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  335,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 20.8 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00004
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 61.54% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  1,551.31
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  1,408 kg <br /> 1,408 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  3,878.28
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation Likely military

References

  1. ^  Delrieux Fabrice (1998), "La statue d’Artémis sans bras sur les alexandres et les monnaies séleucides de Carie", Revue Suisse de Numismatique 77 (1998), p. 41-50