H 206 - Abydus (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (325-306 BCE)
From SILVER
325 BC - 306 BC Silver 5,028 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. |
| Reverse: | AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, in left field, Hermes standing left, head right, holding kerykeion, Ξ below throne. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Abydus | Ancient region: | Troas | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 325 BC | to | 306 BC | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.15 | 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.]]1Thompson 1991 | ||
| 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° 6713-6725, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 206 | ||
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 10 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 11 | Number of coins (n) | 23 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.09 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 14.66 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 293,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 17.69 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00008 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 78.26% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,137.79 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 5,028 kg <br /> 5,028 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,844.47 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Thompson, Margaret (1991), Alexander's Drachm Mints. II : Lampsacus and Abydus, New York.
- ^ 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.
