Cyrene (Ptolemy I), gold, staters (Ptolemy I/quadriga of elephants) (305-294 BCE)
From SILVER
305 BCE - 294 BCE Gold 5,921 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed bust of Ptolemy I r., with aegis around neck. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ / BAΣIΛEΩΣ (Greek).Quadriga of elephants driven l. by figure of deified Alexander, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, in exergue, monogram |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Cyrene | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cyrenaica | Modern countryModern country: Libya | 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: | Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC), Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Magas (governor of Cyrene under Ptolemy I of Egypt) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 305 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 294 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Gold
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 7.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater
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StandardStandard.: | Egyptian |
Image
Cyrene_Ptolemy_I_gold_elephants.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Roche-Lévêque 20241Roche-Lévêque 2024, p. 153-154, n ° 5484 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 18902Svoronos 1890, n° 102, 151, 152, CPE I3CPE I, n° 271-273 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 6.45 | 18 |
| 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 16.13 | 16 |
| 7 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 22.58 | 19 |
| 17 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 54.84 | 17 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 31 of 31 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 5 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 31 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 7.75 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 6.2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 4.17 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 83,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 4.59 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00037 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 14,868.11 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 5,921 kg <br /> 5,921 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 37,170.26 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
References
- ^ Roche-Lévêque, Augustin (2024), "L'or lagide en transition : les statères au quadrige de Ptolémée Ier Sôter," Bulletin de la Société française de Numismatique, 79 (4), p. 147-155.
- ^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1890), Numismatique de Crète ancienne, accompagnée de l'histoire, la géographie et la mythologie de l'île. Première partie, description des monnaies, 2 vol., Macon, Impr. Protat frères.
- ^ Lorber, Catharine C. (2018), Coins of the Ptolemaic empire : Part I. Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV, 2 vol., New York.
