333 BCE - 319 BCE Silver 9,129 kg
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| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. Border of dots.
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| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).ΒAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: Monogram in left field and below throne.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Myriandrus
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Ancient regionAncient region.:
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Cilicia
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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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:
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Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.
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333 BCE
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toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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319 BCE
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PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical and Hellenistic
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:
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Silver 
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams
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17.00
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:
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tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.:
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| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ
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Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)
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% (o)
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Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)
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% (n)
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Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
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| 1
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8
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32
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8
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5.23
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3, 4, 6, 8, 13, 18, 21, 24
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| 2
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2
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8
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4
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2.61
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1, 5
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| 3
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2
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8
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6
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3.92
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2, 23
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| 5
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1
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4
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5
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3.27
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12
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| 6
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4
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16
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24
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15.69
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7, 12, 19, 20
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| 7
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1
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4
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7
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4.58
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14
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| 9
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1
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4
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9
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5.88
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15
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| 10
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1
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4
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10
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6.54
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22
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| 11
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1
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4
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11
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7.19
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25
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| 13
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1
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4
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13
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8.5
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11
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| 14
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1
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4
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14
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9.15
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10
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| 15
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1
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4
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15
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9.8
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16
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| 27
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1
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4
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27
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17.65
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9
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| Total
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25 of 25
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100
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153 of 153
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100.01
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no distribution is available
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| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)
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25
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Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ
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8
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| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)
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113
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Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)
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153
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| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)
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6.12
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Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)
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1.35
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| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)
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4.52
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Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ
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32 %
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| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ
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26.85
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Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ
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537,000
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| 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)
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29.88
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Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ
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0.00028
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| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)
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94.77%
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Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ
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11,396.65
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| 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
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9,129 kg <br /> 9,129 kg
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Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ
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28,491.62
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Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Newell, Edward T. (1919), "Myriandros - Alexandria Kat'Isson", AJN 53 (2), p. 1-42, pl. 1-2.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Price, Martin Jessop (1991), The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: a British Museum Catalogue, 2 vol., Zürich-London, 637 p., 637 p., clix pl.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
Myriandrus? (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (333-319 BCE)
