S 108 - Alexandria, bronze, NC, 115/4-114/3 BC

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8234


114 BCE - 113 BCE Bronze

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Heracles left, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. In field, monogram.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, monogram in left field, date in right field
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Alexandria Ancient regionAncient region.: Egypt Modern countryModern country: Egypt 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: Cleopatra III of Egypt (Ptolemaic queen, 142-131 and 127-116 BC), Ptolemy IX Soter II (Ptolemaic king, 116-110, 109-107 and 88-81 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 114 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 113 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.: Bronze Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 8.00 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic
Image
S 108 - Alexandria bronze NC 115-4-114-3 BC (Faucher - Shahin 2006, Pl. 14 DR Nalex 1709).png
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Faucher - Shahin 20061Faucher - Shahin 2006, p. 135-157, pl. 10-14.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:



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 9 42.86 9 17.65 1, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 22
2 6 28.57 12 23.53 4, 6, 8, 12, 17, 19
3 1 4.76 3 5.88 2
5 3 14.29 15 29.41 3, 5, 7
6 2 9.52 12 23.53 15, 16
Total 21 of 21 100 51 of 51 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 21 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  9
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) NC"NC" is not a number. Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 51
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 2.43 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  42.86 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  29.76 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  595,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 35.7 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00009
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 82.35% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  3,427.42
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  n.a. Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  8,568.55
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Faucher, Thomas - Shahin, Mona (2006) "Le trésor de Gézéïr (lac Mariout, Alexandrie)", Revue Numismatique, p. 135-157, pl. 10-14.