S 229 - Mleiha, silver, tetradrachms (Alexander the Great) (250-200 BCE)
From SILVER
250 BCE - 200 BCE Silver
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | 𐡀𐡁𐡂𐡀𐡋𐡁𐡓𐡕𐡁𐡂𐡋𐡍 (by'l brt bgln' in Aramaic) (Aramaic).Male figure seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Mleiha | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Arabia | Modern countryModern country: | 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 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 15.20 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
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S229 Abiel (imitations) tetra.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Van Alfen 20101Van Alfen 2010, p. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | I1.1, I2.1, I2.2, I2.3, I2.4, I3b2 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 12 | I3.4, I3.5, I3.6, I3.8, I3d.1, I3e.3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 9 | I3.2, I3.7, I3e.2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 8 | I3b.3, I3c1 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 5 | I2.5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 12 | I3b.1, I3e.1 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 7 | I3d.2 | ||
| 31 | 1 | 31 | I3.1 | ||
| Total | 22 of | 90 of |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 14 | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | ||
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | ||
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | Expression error: Unexpected / operator. | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | ||
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ |
Remarks
References
- ^ van Alfen, Peter G. (2010), "A die study of the 'Abiel' coinages of Eastern Arabia", in Martin Huth and Peter G. van Alfen (eds.), Coinage of the caravan kingdoms : studies in ancient Arabian monetization of the caravan kingdoms, New York, American Numismatic Society, p. 549-594.
