Perinthus (Lysimachus), silver, tetradrachms (Alexander/Athena) (280-160 BCE)
From SILVER
280 BCE - 160 BCE Silver 4,519 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of the deified Alexander with horn of Ammon to r. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑXΟΥ (Greek).Athena Nikephoros seated to l. Joined foreparts of two horses on l., in exergue monogram ΔΙ. |
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 | 160 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.90 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | |||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Marinescu 2023 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 35 | Number of coins (n) | 59 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.92 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.69 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.92 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 13.37 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 267,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 15.06 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00022 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.61% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 8,825.73 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 4,519 kg <br /> 4,519 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 22,064.32 |
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
