Odessus (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (280-200 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 5385

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) - pretended authority (types)

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

Physical description

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

Silver

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

StandardStandard.:

Attic

Image

RQEM ad. 1073 - Odessus, silver, tetradrachm, 280-200 BC.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Marinescu - Lorber 20121Marinescu - Lorber 2012
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.920 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1148 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1149 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1150 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1151 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1152 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1153 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1156 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1157 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1158 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1159 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1160 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1162 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1163 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1166 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1167 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1169 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1170

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

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