Abydus (Philip II), gold, quarter staters (325-301 BCE)
From SILVER
325 BCE - 301 BCE Gold 50,590 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. |
| Reverse: | AΛΕΞΑΝΔPOY (Greek).Bow and club |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Abydus | Ancient region: | Troas | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC), Philipp III Arrhidaeus (Argead king, 323-317 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 325 BCE | to | 301 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 2.15 | Denomination: | Quarter staters | Standard: | Attic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Thompson 1991, n° 108-109 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 204a | ||
Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 2 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 100 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 117.65 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 2,353,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00000 | |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 0% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 34 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 50,590 kg <br /> 50,590 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 85 |
Remarks
Likely military
