Mesembria (Lysimachus), gold, staters (240-220 BCE)
From SILVER
240 BCE - 220 BCE Gold 2,738 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Alexander III the Great right, wearing diadem and ram's horns. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ (Greek).Athena Promachos seated on a throne left, wearing chiton and Corinthian helmet, holding spear and Nike stephanophorus. In left field, Corinthian helmet. In exergue, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Mesembria | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Bulgaria | Authority: | Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 240 BCE | to | 220 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 8.45 | Denomination: | stater
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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.]]1Karayotov 1994, p. 114, no. 15-17. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 2 of 2 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 2 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.62 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 32,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,469.14 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,738 kg <br /> 2,738 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,172.84 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Karayotov, Ivan (1994), The coinage of Mesambria. vol. 1: silver and gold coins of Mesambria, Centre of Underwater Archaeology, Sozopol, 134 p. and 44 pl.
