Tarsus (Alexander the Great), gold, staters (333-319 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 8181

333 BCE - 319 BCE Gold 41,727 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a griffin springing right.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ Nike standing front, head to left, with her wings spread, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left, below right wing, star.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Tarsus

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Cilicia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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.

333 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

319 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical and Hellenistic

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Gold

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

8.60

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

stater

StandardStandard.:

Attic

Image

H268 Tarsos.jpeg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Newell 19181Newell 1918, p. 69-115, pl. 1-8.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Price 19912Price 1991, n° 3004-3010, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 268
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3004 https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3010

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	8	50	8	22.86	A, B, D, E, F, G, L, P
2	3	18.75	6	17.14	C, N, Q
3	1	6.25	3	8.57	M
4	2	12.5	8	22.86	H, K
5	2	12.5	10	28.57	J, O
Total	16 of 16	100	35 of 35	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	16	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	8
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	19	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	35
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	2.19	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.84
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.19	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	50 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	24.26	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	485,200
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)	29.47	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00007
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	77.14%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	2,885.41
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	41,727 kg <br /> 41,727 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	7,213.52

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