Sardis (Antiochus I), silver, tetradrachms (Heracles/seated Zeus) (280-261 BCE)
From SILVER
280 BCE - 261 BCE Silver 757 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress |
| Reverse: | ANTIOXOY BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Greek).Zeus seated on high-backed throne left, holding Nike on outstretched right hand and sceptre in left |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Sardis | Ancient region: | Lydia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Antiochus I Soter (Seleucid king, 281-261 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 280 BCE | to | 261 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.05 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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.]]1SC I, n° 321.1-2 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2WSM, n° 1360, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1SC I, n° 321.1-2 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 3 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 30 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 70 | 7 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 10 of 10 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 10 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.22 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 44,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00023 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 9,009.01 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 757 kg <br /> 757 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 22,522.52 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- a b Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.
- ^ Newell, Edward T. (1941), The coinage of the western Seleucid mints from Seleucus I to Antiochus III, Numismatic Studies 4, New York, 450 p., LXIV pl.
