Tarsus (Alexander the Great), gold, staters (333-319 BCE)
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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
+ | |Image=H268 Tarsos.jpeg | ||
+ | |Image reference=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10655184 | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a griffin springing right. | ||
|Reverse legend=AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | |Reverse legend=AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Reverse description=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=Tarsus | |Mint=Tarsus | ||
+ | |Ancient region=Cilicia | ||
|Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
− | |Date from=333 | + | |Date from=333 BCE |
− | |Date to=319 | + | |Date to=319 BCE |
|Period=Classical and Hellenistic | |Period=Classical and Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Gold | |Metal=Gold | ||
|Denomination=stater | |Denomination=stater | ||
− | | | + | |Standard=Attic |
− | | | + | |Median weight=8.60 |
|RQEM reference=RQEMH | |RQEM reference=RQEMH | ||
|RQEM reference number=268 | |RQEM reference number=268 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Newell 1918, p. 69-115, pl. 1-8. | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 3004-3010; RQEMH, n° 268 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3004; https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3010 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=16 | |Number of obverse dies=16 | ||
|Number of singletons=8 | |Number of singletons=8 | ||
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|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=8 | |Number of dies=8 | ||
+ | |Die name=A,B,D,E,F,G,L,P | ||
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+ | {{Distribution Item | ||
+ | |Frequency=2 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=3 | ||
+ | |Die name=C,N,Q | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Distribution Item | ||
+ | |Frequency=3 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=1 | ||
+ | |Die name=M | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Distribution Item | ||
+ | |Frequency=4 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=2 | ||
+ | |Die name=H,K | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Distribution Item | ||
+ | |Frequency=5 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=2 | ||
+ | |Die name=J,O | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:05, 7 May 2023
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
![](/w/img_auth.php/2/2b/H268_Tarsos.jpeg)
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: |
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 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Newell, Edward T. (1918), "Tarsos under Alexander", AJN 52, p. 69-115, pl. 1-8.
- ^ Price, Martin Jessop (1991), The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: a British Museum Catalogue, 2 vol., Zürich-London, 637 p., 637 p., clix pl.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.