Amphipolis? (Antigonus Doson), silver, tetradrachms (Pan/standing Athena Alkidemos) (229-220 BCE)
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229 BCE - 220 BCE Silver 5,151 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Horned head of Pan to left, wearing goat's skin around his neck and with lagobolon behind, all within the center of a Macedonian shield adorned with stars and crescents |
| Reverse: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIΓONOΥ (Greek).Athena Alkidemos striding to left, hurling thunderbolt with her upraised right hand and holding shield with her left, in field to left, Macedonian helmet with transverse crest, in field to right, TΙ |
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 | 17.00 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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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 2020, p. 192-205, n° 1-62 (Period IV) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 6783-6784, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 3.1, n° 1042 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 6.67 | 1 | 0.63 | 13 |
| 2 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 3.75 | 6, 7, 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 6.67 | 3 | 1.88 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 13.33 | 8 | 5 | 2, 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 6.67 | 5 | 3.13 | 15 |
| 8 | 2 | 13.33 | 16 | 10 | 8, 12 |
| 13 | 1 | 6.67 | 13 | 8.13 | 14 |
| 17 | 2 | 13.33 | 34 | 21.25 | 1, 9 |
| 36 | 1 | 6.67 | 36 | 22.5 | 4 |
| 38 | 1 | 6.67 | 38 | 23.75 | 11 |
| Total | 15 of 15 | 100.01 | 160 of 160 | 100.02 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 15 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 60 | Number of coins (n) | 160 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 10.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 13.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 15.15 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 303,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 16.55 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00053 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.75% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 21,122.11 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 5,151 kg <br /> 5,151 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 52,805.28 |
Remarks
Most likely more than 2 workstations Certainly military For the die-links, see chart p. 191
References
- ^ 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.
