Egypt (uncertain mint) (Sabakes), silver, tetradrachms (333-332 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 8229

333 BCE - 332 BCE Silver 5,459 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	(Araméen).

Mint and issuing power

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

Egypt (uncertain mint)

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Egypt

Modern countryModern country: Egypt

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:

Mazaces (satrap of Egypt, 333-332 BC), Sabaces (Achaemenid satrap of the Achaemenid 31st dynasty of Egypt, c. 350-333 BC), Persian Empire

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..

332 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical and Hellenistic

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

16.90

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

tetradrachm

StandardStandard.:

Attic

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	H. Nicolet-Pierre1H. Nicolet-Pierre, "Les monnaies des deux derniers satrapes d'Egypte avant la conquête d'Alexandre", in Greek Numismatics and Archaeology. Essays in Honor of M. Thompson, Wetteren, 1979, p. 221-30, pl. 25-26.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	RQEMH2RQEMH, n° 312

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	7	58.33	7	21.88	2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10
2	1	8.33	2	6.25	9
3	2	16.67	6	18.75	1, 12
8	1	8.33	8	25	8
9	1	8.33	9	28.13	11
Total	12 of 12	99.99	32 of 32	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	7
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	28	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	32
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	2.67	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.14
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	2.33	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ^ᵖ	58.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ^ᵖ	16.15	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ^ᵖ	323,000
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)	19.2	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ^ᵖ	0.00010
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ^ᵖ (o = % of O)	78.13%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ^ᵖ	3,962.85
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	5,459 kg <br /> 5,459 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ^ᵖ	9,907.12

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

^ H. Nicolet-Pierre
^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.

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