H 128 - Uncertain mint, silver, tetradrachm, 306-295 BC

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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 Nomisma.org
Physical description
Metal: Silver Nomisma.org Median weight in grams 17.10 Denomination: tetradrachm Nomisma.org Standard: Attic
Image
]]H128 Herakles Zeus.jpeg [1]
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
Frequency ᵖ Number of obverses ᵖ (o) % (o) Number of coins (n) % (n) Die name
1 5 27.78 5 8.77 3, 4, 8, 10, 55
2 7 38.89 14 24.56 2, 5, 6, 7, 38, 54, 567
4 3 16.67 12 21.05 1, 9, 34
6 1 5.56 6 10.53 33
9 1 5.56 9 15.79 35
11 1 5.56 11 19.3 36
Total 18 of 18 100.02 57 of 57 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Newell, Eward T. (1927), The Coinages of Demetrius Poliorcetes, London, ix, 174 p., 18 pl.
  2. ^  Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.