AC 166 - Aigai (Alexander I), silver, light tetrobols (476-460 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7535

480 - 451 Silver 3,759 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

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

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Modern countryModern country:

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 I of Macedon (Argead king, c. 498-454 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

480

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

451

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	Silver	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:	tetrobol	StandardStandard.:
Mode weightMode of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).:	1,9-9<ul><li>No units of measurement were declared for this property.</li> <!--br--><li>",9-9" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.</li></ul>

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	D. Raymond1D. Raymond, Macedonian regal coinage to 413 B.C., NNM 126, New York, 1953, n° 34-44, 76-107 et 122-30.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

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	26	40.63	26	16.35	3, 8, 15, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 30, A, B, C, D, F, G, Q, R, S, U, V, Y, Z, AA, AB, AE, AG
2	16	25	32	20.13	1, 12, 16, 22, 23, 25, 27, 34, E, I, L, N, P, T, X, AF
3	9	14.06	27	16.98	2, 9, 11, 17, 29, H, J, K, W
4	6	9.38	24	15.09	6, 19, 21, M, O, AD
5	2	3.13	10	6.29	4, 13
6	1	1.56	6	3.77	7
7	1	1.56	7	4.4	5
9	3	4.69	27	16.98	10, 14, AC
Total	64 of 64	100.01	159 of 159	99.99

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	29	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	11
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	43	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	74
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	2.55	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.72
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.48	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	37.93 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	39.95	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	799,000
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)	47.69	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00009
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	85.14%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	3,704.63
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	0 kg <br /> 3,759 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	9,261.58

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