Aegeae, bronze (Alexander the Great/Nike) (200-30 BCE)

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|Image=H264 Alexander Nike.jpeg
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|Image reference=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10656380
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|Obverse description=Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right.
 
|Reverse legend=ΑΙΓΕΑΙΩΝ
 
|Reverse legend=ΑΙΓΕΑΙΩΝ
 
|Reverse legend language=Greek
 
|Reverse legend language=Greek
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|Reverse description=AIΓE/AIΩN / NEI - ET[...] / Δ[...] Nike advancing left, holding wreath in her right hand and palm over her left shoulder.
 
|Mint=Aegeae
 
|Mint=Aegeae
 
|Ancient region=Cilicia
 
|Ancient region=Cilicia
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|RQEM reference=RQEMH
 
|RQEM reference=RQEMH
 
|RQEM reference number=264
 
|RQEM reference number=264
|Die study reference=H. Bloesch, "Hellenistic Coins of Aegeae (Cilicia)", American Numismatic Society Museum Notes 27 (1982), p. 53-96, pl. 17-22.
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|Die study reference=Bloesch 1982, p. 53-96, pl. 17-22.
 
|Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 5518; RQEMH, n° 264
 
|Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 5518; RQEMH, n° 264
 
|Number of obverse dies=12
 
|Number of obverse dies=12

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8367


200 BCE - 30 BCE Bronze

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΑΙΓΕΑΙΩΝ (Greek).AIΓE/AIΩN / NEI - ET[...] / Δ[...] Nike advancing left, holding wreath in her right hand and palm over her left shoulder.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Aegeae 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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 200 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 30 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 4.00 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: StandardStandard.:
Mode weightMode of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).: 4<ul><li>No units of measurement were declared for this property.</li> <!--br--><li>"" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.</li></ul>
Image
H264 Alexander Nike.jpeg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Bloesch 19821Bloesch 1982, p. 53-96, pl. 17-22.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear II2Sear II, n° 5518, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 264



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 10 83.33 10 55.56 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 243, 244, 245
3 1 8.33 3 16.67 240
5 1 8.33 5 27.78 250
Total 12 of 12 99.99 18 of 18 100.01
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 12 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  10
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 16 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 18
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 1.5 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.13
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.33 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  83.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  28.85 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  577,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 36 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00003
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 44.44% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  1,247.83
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  n.a. Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  3,119.58
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Bloesch, Hansjörg (1982), Hellenislic Coins of Aegeae (Cilicia), in ANSMN, 27, p. 53-96, pl. 17-22.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.