Caunus (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (Heracles/Zeus) (316-270 BCE)
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316 BCE - 270 BCE Silver 1,099 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin |
| Reverse: | AΛEΞANΔPOY (Greek).Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, labrys in left field |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Caunus | Ancient region: | Caria | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 316 BCE | to | 270 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.90 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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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.]]1Thompson 1981, p. 207-17, pl. 1, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Ashton 2004 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Thompson 1981, p. 207-17, pl. 1, n° 242a, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Price 1991, n° 2074, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Ashton 2004 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 4 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.25 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 65,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,461.54 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,099 kg <br /> 1,099 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,153.85 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military Price 2074 (attributed to Miletus)
References
- a b Thompson, Margaret (1980), "The Alexandrine Mint of Mylasa", Numismatica e Antichità Classiche, 10, p. 207-217, pl. 1.
- a b Ashton, Richard (2004), "Kaunos, not Miletos or Mylasa," The Numismatic Chronicle, 64, p. 33-46, pl. 2
- ^ 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.
