Egypt (uncertain mint) (Sabakes), silver, tetradrachms (333-332 BCE)
From SILVER
333 BCE - 332 BCE Silver 5,459 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet ornamented with laurel leaves and vine scroll |
| Reverse: | (Araméen).Owl standing right, head facing, olive spray and crescent left, Aramaic MZDK right |
Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| From | 333 BCE | to | 332 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 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.]]1Nicolet-Pierre 1979, p. 221-30, pl. 25-26. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 6233, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 312 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 28 | Number of coins (n) | 32 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.14 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 58.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 16.15 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 323,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 19.2 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 78.13% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,962.85 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 5,459 kg <br /> 5,459 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 9,907.12 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Nicolet-Pierre, Hélène (1979), "Les monnaies des deux derniers satrapes d'Egypte avant la conquête d'Alexandre", in Greek Numismatics and Archaeology. Essays in Honor of M. Thompson, Wetteren, p. 221-30, pl. 25-26.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
