Odessus (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (280-200 BCE)
From SILVER
280 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 4,086 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Zeus seated l., holding eagle and sceptre, in l. field, Ξ and below |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Odessus | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria | 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.. | 200 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 | 16.80 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
RQEM ad. 1073 - Odessus, silver, tetradrachm, 280-200 BC.jpg [1]
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 | 2 | 16.67 | 2 | 1.63 | |
| 2 | 1 | 8.33 | 2 | 1.63 | |
| 6 | 1 | 8.33 | 6 | 4.88 | |
| 7 | 1 | 8.33 | 7 | 5.69 | |
| 8 | 1 | 8.33 | 8 | 6.5 | |
| 9 | 1 | 8.33 | 9 | 7.32 | |
| 10 | 1 | 8.33 | 10 | 8.13 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8.33 | 14 | 11.38 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8.33 | 15 | 12.2 | |
| 19 | 1 | 8.33 | 19 | 15.45 | |
| 31 | 1 | 8.33 | 31 | 25.2 | |
| Total | 12 of 12 | 99.97 | 123 of 123 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 34 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 123 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 10.25 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.62 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.83 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 12.16 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 243,200 |
| 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) | 13.3 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00051 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.37% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 20,230.26 |
| 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 | 4,086 kg <br /> 4,086 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 50,575.66 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
