H 128 - Uncertain mint, silver, tetradrachm, 306-295 BC
From SILVER
306 BCE - 295 BCE Silver 7,668 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛEΩΣ AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ou ΔHMΗΤΡΙΟΥ (Greek).Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ancient region: | Modern country: | Authority: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Demetrius I Poliorcetes (Antigonid king, 294-283 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 306 BCE | to | 295 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC |
Physical description
| Metal: | Silver |
Median weight in grams | 17.10 | Denomination: | tetradrachm |
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.]]1Newell 1927 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 128 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 18 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 33 | Number of coins (n) | 57 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.17 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.73 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.83 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 27.78 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 22.42 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 448,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 26.31 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00013 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 91.23% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,084.75 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 7,668 kg <br /> 7,668 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 12,711.86 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation