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Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) (1) · Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC) (2) · Pontic kingdom (2) · Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC) (1) · Ptolemy II Philadelphus (Ptolemaic king, 283-246 BC) (1) · Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC) (1)
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Die Study | ImageImage of the object | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | Date fromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Date toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 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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Cyprus (uncertain mint) (Ptolemy I-II), gold, trichrysa (294-274 BCE) | ![]() | Gold | 294 BC JL | 274 BC JL | 72,078 kg |
Sinope (types of Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (230-200 BCE) | ![]() | Silver | 230 BC JL | 200 BC JL | 2,045 kg |
Sinope? (Mithridates Eupator), silver, tetradrachms (120-85 BCE) | ![]() | Silver | 120 BC JL | 85 BC JL | 26,623 kg |
Sinope? (Mithridates Eupator), silver, tetradrachms (88-64 BCE) | ![]() | Silver | 88 BC JL | 64 BC JL | 37,488 kg |