H 213 - Sardis (Alexander the Great), gold, staters (330-297 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8264


330 BCE - 297 BCE Gold 118,486 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Athena to right in crested Corinthian helmet, hair plaited.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Nike standing to left, holding wreath in outstretched hand, tripod in left field, to right AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Sardis Ancient regionAncient region.: Lydia Modern countryModern country: Turkey 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. 330 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 297 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Gold Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 8.55 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
H213 Sardis Alexander.jpeg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Thompson 19831Thompson 1983
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: RQEMH2RQEMH, n° 213



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 19 33.93 19 10.5 17, 36, 44, 52, 147, 171, 222, 223, 226, 227, 228, 229, 299, 304, 360, 361, 388, 409, 411
2 11 19.64 22 12.15 10, 45, 96, 97, 170, 173, 218, 219, 220, 300, 302
3 7 12.5 21 11.6 2, 11, 22, 148, 230, 298, 389
4 8 14.29 32 17.68 7, 8, 13, 14, 21, 37, 301, 387
5 4 7.14 20 11.05 5, 20, 121, 303
6 2 3.57 12 6.63 9, 172
8 1 1.79 8 4.42 12
10 1 1.79 10 5.52 15
11 1 1.79 11 6.08 224
12 1 1.79 12 6.63 1
14 1 1.79 14 7.73 221
Total 56 of 56 100.02 181 of 181 99.99
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 56 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  19
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 90 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 181
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 3.23 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 2.01
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.61 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  33.93 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  69.29 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  1,385,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 81.09 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00013
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 89.5% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  5,224.42
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  118,486 kg <br /> 118,486 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  13,061.05
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Thompson, Margaret (1983), Alexander's Drachm Mints. I : Sardes and Miletus, NS 16, New York.
  2. ^  Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.