Chios (types of Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (280-160 BCE)
From SILVER
280 BCE - 160 BCE Silver 31,630 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Zeus seated left on high-backed throne, right leg drawn back, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, in left field, sphinx above monogram, Δ beneath throne. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Chios | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Ionia (islands) | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. | 280 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 160 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 | 17.00 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
H233 Chios.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Bauslaugh 19791Bauslaugh 1979, p. 1-45, pl. 1-17. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMH2RQEMH, n° 233, price 19913price 1991, n° 2327-2445 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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 | 32 | 41.56 | 32 | 11.9 | 20, 21, 22, 29, 31, 32, 34, 37, 38, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 62, 67, 68, 70, 71, 78, 82, 86, 87, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 |
| 2 | 6 | 7.79 | 12 | 4.46 | 19, 26, 42, 66, 69, 72 |
| 3 | 10 | 12.99 | 30 | 11.15 | 18, 30, 36, 40, 59, 74, 77, 79, 83, 85 |
| 4 | 8 | 10.39 | 32 | 11.9 | 23, 24, 64, 65, 75, 76, 81, 88 |
| 5 | 4 | 5.19 | 20 | 7.43 | 25, 39, 63, 73 |
| 6 | 6 | 7.79 | 36 | 13.38 | 43, 53, 57, 61, 80, 91 |
| 7 | 3 | 3.9 | 21 | 7.81 | 27, 35, 54 |
| 8 | 4 | 5.19 | 32 | 11.9 | 33, 56, 60, 84 |
| 9 | 2 | 2.6 | 18 | 6.69 | 28, 89 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.3 | 10 | 3.72 | 58 |
| 26 | 1 | 1.3 | 26 | 9.67 | 55 |
| Total | 77 of 77 | 100 | 269 of 269 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 77 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 32 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 207 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 269 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.49 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.3 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.69 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 41.56 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 93.03 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,860,600 |
| 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) | 107.88 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 88.1% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,783.08 |
| 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 | 31,630 kg <br /> 31,630 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 14,457.7 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
