S 1573 - Ancyra (?) (Galatians), silver, drachms (250-200 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 10992


250 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 1,739 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Celticized head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Celticized Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right, to left, forepart of a lion, to right, imitative legend
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Ancyra Ancient regionAncient region.: Galatia 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. 250 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 3.60 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
S1573 Alexander Galatians.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Fischer-Bossert 20211Fischer-Bossert 2021
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 8 40 8 11.43 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 17, 19
2 4 20 8 11.43 3, 12, 13, 18
3 3 15 9 12.86 1, 2, 11
4 2 10 8 11.43 10, 14
6 1 5 6 8.57 20
8 1 5 8 11.43 16
23 1 5 23 32.86 4
Total 20 of 20 100 70 of 70 100.01
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 20 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  8
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 55 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 70
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 3.5 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.27
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 2.75 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  40 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  24.15 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  483,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 28 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00014
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 88.57% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  5,797.1
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  1,739 kg <br /> 1,739 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  14,492.75
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (2021), "Celtic Drachms from Asia Minor", in R. Ciołek and R. Chowaniec (eds), Aleksanderia. Studies on Items, Ideas and History Dedicated to Professor Aleksander Bursche on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday, Wiesbaden, p. 117–130.