Sardis (Alexander the Great), silver, drachms (Heracles/seated Zeus) (330-297 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9347

330 BCE - 297 BCE Silver 28,525 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. Border of dots.
Reverse:	AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre, torch in front, monogram below throne, Greek legend behind.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Sardis

Ancient region:

Lydia

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)

Chronology

From

330 BCE

to

297 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

4.20

Denomination:

drachma

Standard:

Attic

Image

]]H215 Sardis drachm Alexander.jpeg [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Thompson 1983
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 215, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Price 1991, n° 2356, 2541-2542, 2547
Coin series web reference:	https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.2536 https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.2541 https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.2542 https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.2547

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	105	43.57	105	17.77	40, 41, 48, 49, 62, 64, 69, 70, 71, 77, 81, 82, 86, 87, 88, 92, 93, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 106, 107, 108, 109, 112, 115, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 134, 135, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 151, 155, 157, 160, 161, 162, 164, 166, 167, 168, 175, 176, 177, 178, 181, 185, 187, 189, 193, 195, 197, 198, 200, 204, 205, 206, 212, 245, 249, 250, 251, 256, 260, 263, 267, 268, 274, 275, 281, 291, 316, 322, 325, 326, 327, 329, 330, 331, 332, 335, 337, 338, 340, 341, 342, 348, 349, 399, 401, 402, 404
2	54	22.41	108	18.27	25, 39, 55, 56, 61, 75, 78, 85, 89, 91, 94, 101, 111, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 128, 136, 137, 143, 144, 153, 154, 156, 158, 159, 165, 180, 183, 188, 201, 207, 210, 243, 247, 252, 257, 271, 272, 273, 282, 283, 289, 311, 312, 315, 320, 323, 350, 351, 352, 400
3	33	13.69	99	16.75	43, 59, 60, 63, 65, 72, 79, 84, 104, 110, 113, 133, 152, 163, 182, 184, 190, 194, 209, 246, 248, 253, 254, 259, 277, 285, 319, 321, 333, 339, 343, 353, 356
4	22	9.13	88	14.89	42, 57, 66, 83, 90, 145, 179, 186, 192, 199, 203, 255, 284, 286, 290, 313, 314, 336, 344, 346, 354, 403
5	10	4.15	50	8.46	54, 58, 196, 213, 258, 288, 334, 345, 355, 398
6	6	2.49	36	6.09	67, 131, 132, 276, 287, 357
7	4	1.66	28	4.74	68, 292, 324, 347
8	1	0.41	8	1.35	279
9	2	0.83	18	3.05	280, 293
11	1	0.41	11	1.86	202
12	1	0.41	12	2.03	405
13	1	0.41	13	2.2	278
15	1	0.41	15	2.54	294
Total	241 of 241	99.98	591 of 591	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	241	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	105
Number of reverse dies (r)	448	Number of coins (n)	591
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2.45	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.32
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.86	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	43.57 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	339.58	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	6,791,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	406.95	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00009
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	82.23%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	3,480.77
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	28,525 kg <br /> 28,525 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	8,701.93

Remarks

Certainly military