Amphipolis? (Antigonus Doson), silver, tetradrachms (Poseidon/Apollo on prow) (229-221 BCE)
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229 BCE - 221 BCE Silver 6,905 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Poseidon r., hair bound in seaweed |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛΕΩΣ – ANTIΓONOY (Greek).Apollo, holding bow, seated l. on prow. Below, monogram |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Amphipolis | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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: | Antigonus III Doson (Antigonid king, 229-221 BC), Macedonian kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 229 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 221 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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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
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Panagopoulou 2020, p. 150-183, n° 137-261 (Group III) | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 6789, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 3.1, n° 1051 | ||
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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 | 2 | 9.52 | 2 | 0.33 | 27, 37 |
| 3 | 1 | 4.76 | 3 | 0.49 | 38 |
| 4 | 1 | 4.76 | 4 | 0.66 | 26 |
| 5 | 1 | 4.76 | 5 | 0.82 | 23 |
| 8 | 1 | 4.76 | 8 | 1.31 | 39 |
| 9 | 1 | 4.76 | 9 | 1.48 | 28 |
| 11 | 1 | 4.76 | 11 | 1.81 | 21 |
| 15 | 2 | 9.52 | 30 | 4.93 | 22, 36 |
| 20 | 1 | 4.76 | 20 | 3.28 | 24, 30 |
| 27 | 1 | 4.76 | 27 | 4.43 | 40 |
| 31 | 2 | 9.52 | 62 | 10.18 | 34, 35 |
| 33 | 1 | 4.76 | 33 | 5.42 | 37 |
| 35 | 1 | 4.76 | 35 | 5.75 | 31 |
| 50 | 1 | 4.76 | 50 | 8.21 | 41 |
| 59 | 1 | 4.76 | 59 | 9.69 | 29 |
| 69 | 1 | 4.76 | 69 | 11.33 | 33 |
| 84 | 1 | 4.76 | 84 | 13.79 | 25 |
| 98 | 1 | 4.76 | 98 | 16.09 | 32 |
| Total | 21 of 21 | 99.96 | 609 of 609 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 21 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 123 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 609 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 29 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 4.95 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 5.86 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 9.52 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 20.19 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 403,800 |
| 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) | 21.75 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00151 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 99.67% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 60,326.89 |
| 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 | 6,905 kg <br /> 6,905 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 150,817.24 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military For the die-links, see chart p. 115; obv. 25 and 32 are linked both to 17 reverses (n° 147-163 and n° 187-203)
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.
