Amphipolis? (Antigonus Doson), silver, drachms (Poseidon/Athena Alkidemos) (229-220 BCE)
From SILVER
229 BCE - 220 BCE Silver 223 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Poseidon right, wearing wreath of marine plants |
| Reverse: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIΓONOY (Greek).Athena Alkidemos advancing left, shield decorated with aegis on arm, preparing to cast thunderbolt, crested Macedonian helmet to inner left, TI to inner right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Amphipolis | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Antigonus III Doson (Antigonid king, 229-221 BC), Macedonian kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 229 BCE | to | 220 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.80 | Denomination: | drachma
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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.]]1Panagopoulou 2001, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Panagopoulou 2020, p. 215-218, n° 84-95 (Group IV) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Sear II, n° 6785, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 3.1, n° 1042 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 1.75 | 25 |
| 11 | 1 | 33.33 | 11 | 19.3 | 24 |
| 45 | 1 | 33.33 | 45 | 78.95 | 23 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 57 of 57 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 12 | Number of coins (n) | 57 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 19 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 4.75 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.93 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 58,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.17 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00097 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.25% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 38,907.85 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 223 kg <br /> 223 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 97,269.62 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Panagopoulou 2001: 33 coins, 4 obv., 10 rev.
References
- ^ Panagopoulou, Katerina (2001), "The Antigonids. Patterns of a royal economy", in Z.H. Archibald et al. (éd.), Hellenistic Economies, London-New York, 2001, p. 313-64.
- ^ Panagopoulou, Katerina (2020), The Early Antigonids. Coinage, Money, and the Economy, New York, ANS, xlv, 390 p., 63 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.
