Perinthus (Lysimachus), gold, staters (Alexander/Athena) (280-250 BCE)
From SILVER
280 BCE - 250 BCE Gold 39,253 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of deified Alexander the Great right, with horn of Ammon |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ (Greek).Athena enthroned left, holding Nike, who crowns king's name, and leaning left elbow on shield at her side, a spear resting behind her, foreparts of two horses joined back to back and monogram on left |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Perinthus | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 280 BCE | to | 250 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 8.50 | 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.]]1Marinescu 2023 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Marinescu - Lorber 2012 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 4 | 80 | 4 | 66.67 | 1, 5, 8, 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 33.33 | 4 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 6 of 6 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 6 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 80 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 23.09 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 461,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 30 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00001 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 33.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 519.71 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 39,253 kg <br /> 39,253 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 1,299.26 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Marinescu, Constantin A. (2023), "The Lysimachi Coinage of Perinthus," Bulgarian Numismatic Journal, 1 (2), p; 1-28
- ^ Marinescu Constantin A. and Catharine C. Lorber (2012), "The ‘Black Sea’ tetradrachm hoard”, in E. Paunov and S. Filipova (eds.), ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ. Studia in honorem Iliae Prokopov sexagenario ab amicis et discipulis dedicata, Tirnovo, 2012, p. 197-259 (p. 213-214).
