H 128 - Uncertain mint, silver, tetradrachm, 306-295 BC
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|Obverse description=Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛEΩΣ AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ou ΔHMΗΤΡΙΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛEΩΣ AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ou ΔHMΗΤΡΙΟΥ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
− | |Authority= | + | |Reverse description=Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings. |
+ | |Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC); Demetrius I Poliorcetes (Antigonid king, 294-283 BC) | ||
|Date from=306 BCE | |Date from=306 BCE | ||
|Date to=295 BCE | |Date to=295 BCE | ||
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|RQEM reference=RQEMH | |RQEM reference=RQEMH | ||
|RQEM reference number=128 | |RQEM reference number=128 | ||
− | |Die study reference= | + | |Die study reference=Newell 1927 |
|Coin series reference=RQEMH, n° 128 | |Coin series reference=RQEMH, n° 128 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=18 | |Number of obverse dies=18 | ||
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|Number of reverse dies=33 | |Number of reverse dies=33 | ||
|Number of coins=57 | |Number of coins=57 | ||
+ | |Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | ||
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|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=5 | |Number of dies=5 | ||
+ | |Die name=3,4,8,10,55 | ||
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|Frequency=2 | |Frequency=2 | ||
|Number of dies=7 | |Number of dies=7 | ||
+ | |Die name=2,5,6,7,38,54,567 | ||
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|Frequency=4 | |Frequency=4 | ||
|Number of dies=3 | |Number of dies=3 | ||
+ | |Die name=1,9,34 | ||
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|Frequency=6 | |Frequency=6 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
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+ | |Die name=35 | ||
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|Frequency=11 | |Frequency=11 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:05, 28 March 2023
306 BCE - 295 BCE Silver 7,668 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. Border of dots. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛEΩΣ AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ou ΔHMΗΤΡΙΟΥ (Greek).Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings. |
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 III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Demetrius I Poliorcetes (Antigonid king, 294-283 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 306 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 295 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 | 17.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
![](/w/img_auth.php/2/25/H128_Herakles_Zeus.jpeg)
H128 Herakles Zeus.jpeg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Newell 19271Newell 1927 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMH2RQEMH, n° 128 |
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 | 5 | 27.78 | 5 | 8.77 | 3, 4, 8, 10, 55 |
2 | 7 | 38.89 | 14 | 24.56 | 2, 5, 6, 7, 38, 54, 567 |
4 | 3 | 16.67 | 12 | 21.05 | 1, 9, 34 |
6 | 1 | 5.56 | 6 | 10.53 | 33 |
9 | 1 | 5.56 | 9 | 15.79 | 35 |
11 | 1 | 5.56 | 11 | 19.3 | 36 |
Total | 18 of 18 | 100.02 | 57 of 57 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 18 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 5 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 33 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 57 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.17 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.73 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.83 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 27.78 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 22.42 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 448,400 |
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) | 26.31 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00013 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 91.23% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,084.75 |
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 | 7,668 kg <br /> 7,668 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 12,711.86 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation