H 215 - Sardis (Alexander the Great), silver, drachms (330-297 BCE)
From SILVER
330 BCE - 297 BCE Silver 28,525 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre, torch in front, monogram below throne, Greek legend behind. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sardis | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Lydia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 330 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 297 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical and Hellenistic |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver 
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 4.20 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
H215 Sardis drachm Alexander.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Thompson 19831Thompson 1983 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMH2RQEMH, n° 215 | ||
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). |
| 1 | 105 | 43.57 | 105 | 17.77 | 40, 41, 48, 49, 62, 64, 69, 70, 71, 77, 81, 82, 86, 87, 88, 92, 93, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 106, 107, 108, 109, 112, 115, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 134, 135, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 151, 155, 157, 160, 161, 162, 164, 166, 167, 168, 175, 176, 177, 178, 181, 185, 187, 189, 193, 195, 197, 198, 200, 204, 205, 206, 212, 245, 249, 250, 251, 256, 260, 263, 267, 268, 274, 275, 281, 291, 316, 322, 325, 326, 327, 329, 330, 331, 332, 335, 337, 338, 340, 341, 342, 348, 349, 399, 401, 402, 404 |
| 2 | 54 | 22.41 | 108 | 18.27 | 25, 39, 55, 56, 61, 75, 78, 85, 89, 91, 94, 101, 111, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 128, 136, 137, 143, 144, 153, 154, 156, 158, 159, 165, 180, 183, 188, 201, 207, 210, 243, 247, 252, 257, 271, 272, 273, 282, 283, 289, 311, 312, 315, 320, 323, 350, 351, 352, 400 |
| 3 | 33 | 13.69 | 99 | 16.75 | 43, 59, 60, 63, 65, 72, 79, 84, 104, 110, 113, 133, 152, 163, 182, 184, 190, 194, 209, 246, 248, 253, 254, 259, 277, 285, 319, 321, 333, 339, 343, 353, 356 |
| 4 | 22 | 9.13 | 88 | 14.89 | 42, 57, 66, 83, 90, 145, 179, 186, 192, 199, 203, 255, 284, 286, 290, 313, 314, 336, 344, 346, 354, 403 |
| 5 | 10 | 4.15 | 50 | 8.46 | 54, 58, 196, 213, 258, 288, 334, 345, 355, 398 |
| 6 | 6 | 2.49 | 36 | 6.09 | 67, 131, 132, 276, 287, 357 |
| 7 | 4 | 1.66 | 28 | 4.74 | 68, 292, 324, 347 |
| 8 | 1 | 0.41 | 8 | 1.35 | 279 |
| 9 | 2 | 0.83 | 18 | 3.05 | 280, 293 |
| 11 | 1 | 0.41 | 11 | 1.86 | 202 |
| 12 | 1 | 0.41 | 12 | 2.03 | 405 |
| 13 | 1 | 0.41 | 13 | 2.2 | 278 |
| 15 | 1 | 0.41 | 15 | 2.54 | 294 |
| Total | 241 of 241 | 99.98 | 591 of 591 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 241 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 105 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 448 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 591 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.45 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.32 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.86 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 43.57 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 339.58 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 6,791,600 |
| 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) | 406.95 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 82.23% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 3,480.77 |
| 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 | 28,525 kg <br /> 28,525 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 8,701.93 |
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