Mesembria (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (275-71 BCE) Karayotov

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 5030

275 BCE - 71 BCE Silver 33,476 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress.
Reverse:	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Zeus seated left on throne, nude to the waist, holding eagle and scepter. In left field, Corinthian helmet and letters. In exergue, monogram.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Mesembria

Ancient region:

Thrace

Modern country: Bulgaria

Authority:

Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)

Chronology

From

275 BCE

to

71 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

16.40

Denomination:

tetradrachm

Standard:

Attic

Image

]]RQEM ad. 1183 - Mesembria, silver, tetradrachm, 275-71 BC.jpg [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.]]1Karayotov 1994, p. 83-113, no. 1-853.
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Price 1991, n° 976-1131
Coin series web reference:	http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.971 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.971A http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.972 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.975 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.976 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.977 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.978 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.979 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.980 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.981 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.982 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.983 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.984 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.985 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.986 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.987 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.988 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.989 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.990 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.991

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	28	28.28	28	3.32	4, 6, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 38, 42, 45, 51, 68, 71, 73, 78, 82, 84, 89, 91, 92, 93
2	12	12.12	24	2.85	5, 11, 21, 26, 27, 33, 36, 50, 80, 85, 95, 97
3	14	14.14	42	4.98	3, 8, 9, 12, 17, 24, 40, 46, 48, 64, 66, 79, 86, 99
4	9	9.09	36	4.27	2, 18, 22, 41, 55, 56, 60, 67, 81
5	6	6.06	30	3.56	25, 43, 58, 76, 77, 98
6	2	2.02	12	1.42	94, 96
7	3	3.03	21	2.49	1, 19, 37
8	4	4.04	32	3.8	34, 53, 59, 61
9	2	2.02	18	2.14	74, 88
11	3	3.03	33	3.91	39, 70, 83
14	1	1.01	14	1.66	63
15	3	3.03	45	5.34	52, 62, 90
16	2	2.02	32	3.8	54, 75
17	2	2.02	34	4.03	47, 87
24	1	1.01	24	2.85	7
25	1	1.01	25	2.97	44
31	1	1.01	31	3.68	57
40	1	1.01	40	4.74	69
42	1	1.01	42	4.98	65
53	1	1.01	53	6.29	49
54	1	1.01	54	6.41	23
55	1	1.01	55	6.52	72
Total	99 of 99	99.99	725 of 843	86.01

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	99	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	28
Number of reverse dies (r)	321	Number of coins (n)	843
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	8.52	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2.63
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	3.24	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	28.28 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	102.06	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	2,041,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	112.17	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00041
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	96.68%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	16,519.69
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	33,476 kg <br /> 33,476 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	41,299.24

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation Likely military