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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 |
S 733 - Caria (uncertain mint), silver, tetradrachms (Alexander the Great) (285-275 BCE) | Silver | 285 BC JL | 275 BC JL | 427 kg | |
S 735 - Caria (uncertain mint) (Antiochus II), silver, tetradrachms (261-246 BCE) | Silver | 261 BC JL | 246 BC JL | 554 kg |