Susa (Eumenes of Cardia), silver, tetradrachms (Heracles/seated Zeus) (319-317 BCE)
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319 BCE - 317 BCE Silver 24,419 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress |
| Reverse: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ below, AΛEΞANΔPOY curved upwards to right (Greek).Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre, ΛA to left, monogram below throne |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Susa | Ancient region: | Mesopotamia | Modern country: Iran | Authority: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Eumenes of Cardia, Macedonian kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 319 BCE | to | 317 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.10 | 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.]]1Taylor 2019b, p. 33-38 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Price 1991, n° 3827, 3829, 3832, 3836, 3840, 3846-7, 3850-1, P208, P212-8 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 22 | 40 | 22 | 13.92 | 3, 6, 12, 13, 16, 18, 25, 27, 30, 33, 34, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 53 |
| 2 | 10 | 18.18 | 20 | 12.66 | 8, 10, 17, 28, 32, 35, 38, 39, 51, 55 |
| 3 | 12 | 21.82 | 36 | 22.78 | 2, 4, 5, 11, 14, 15, 20, 23, 26, 49, 52, 54 |
| 4 | 1 | 1.82 | 4 | 2.53 | 22 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.82 | 5 | 3.16 | 19 |
| 6 | 2 | 3.64 | 12 | 7.59 | 21, 31 |
| 7 | 4 | 7.27 | 28 | 17.72 | 1, 24, 29, 50 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.82 | 9 | 5.7 | 8 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.82 | 10 | 6.33 | 7 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.82 | 12 | 7.59 | 47 |
| Total | 55 of 55 | 100.01 | 158 of 158 | 99.98 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 55 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 22 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 125 | Number of coins (n) | 158 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.87 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.26 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.27 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 71.4 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,428,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 84.37 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00011 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 86.08% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,425.77 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 24,419 kg <br /> 24,419 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,064.43 |
Remarks
Certainly military
