Amphipolis? (First Macedonia), silver, tetradrachms (Artemis/club and MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ) (167-149 BCE)
From SILVER
167 BCE - 149 BCE Silver 56,226 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, with bow and quiver over shoulder, all in tondo of Macedonian shield with stars in double circles around edge. |
| Reverse: | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ (Greek).Horizontal club, ΣIAYΡ monogram above, TKΡ and TYΡE monograms below, all within oak wreath, thunderbolt in outer left field. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Amphipolis | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Roman Republic, Roman province of Macedonia |
Chronology
| From | 167 BCE | to | 149 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.70 | 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.]]1Prokopov 1994 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 1462, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 133, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 3.1, n° 1103 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 53 | 35.57 | 53 | 7.76 | A1, A2, B1, C1, D1, F1, AA3, AA4, AA5, AA8, AA9, AA10, AF2, AG2, Ba4, BA7, BJ4, CA3, CA6, CA9, CA22, CA23, CC8, CC14, CD4, CJ2, CJ4, DC3, EB1, FA1, GA6, GA7, GA8, HA2, HA3, HA5, HA6, HA14, HA15, HA16, JJ1, CCX1, CXY1, XXA1, XXB1, XXB2, XXBA1, XXC1, XXZ1, YYA1, ZXXa1, ZXXb1, ZXXc1 |
| 2 | 25 | 16.78 | 50 | 7.32 | G1, AA1, AA6, AB1, AC2, AF1, Ba2, Ba6, BA5, BA8, BJ2, CA10, CA11, CA12, CA16, CA19, CB1, CC1, CC4, CC10, CE5, DB1, HA7, HA13, HA17 |
| 3 | 16 | 10.74 | 48 | 7.03 | E1, H1, AA7, AH1, AH2, Ba1, Ba3, Bb1, BA6, CA5, CA13, CA20, CC9, CJ3, GA5, HA4 |
| 4 | 10 | 6.71 | 40 | 5.86 | AA2, AG1, Ah1, BJ3, CA18, CC7, CD3, CE3, HA1, HA11 |
| 5 | 7 | 4.7 | 35 | 5.12 | AJ1, BA3, CA15, CD1, CJ6, HA9, HA12 |
| 6 | 7 | 4.7 | 42 | 6.15 | CA1, CA14, CA24, CJ1, CJ5, DC2, HA8 |
| 7 | 7 | 4.7 | 49 | 7.17 | AC1, Ba5, CA17, CD2, CE4, DC1, HA10 |
| 8 | 4 | 2.68 | 32 | 4.69 | BA1, BJ1, CA2, CA21 |
| 9 | 3 | 2.01 | 27 | 3.95 | BA2, BA4, CA7 |
| 10 | 2 | 1.34 | 20 | 2.93 | CC5, CE1 |
| 11 | 2 | 1.34 | 22 | 3.22 | CC2, CC6 |
| 13 | 3 | 2.01 | 39 | 5.71 | CC11, CE2, DA1 |
| 14 | 1 | 0.67 | 14 | 2.05 | CA4 |
| 15 | 1 | 0.67 | 15 | 2.2 | GA4 |
| 18 | 2 | 1.34 | 36 | 5.27 | GA2, GA3 |
| 19 | 2 | 1.34 | 38 | 5.56 | CC12, GA1 |
| 24 | 1 | 0.67 | 24 | 3.51 | EA1 |
| 26 | 1 | 0.67 | 26 | 3.81 | CC3 |
| 28 | 1 | 0.67 | 28 | 4.1 | CA8 |
| 45 | 1 | 0.67 | 45 | 6.59 | CC13 |
| Total | 149 of 149 | 99.98 | 683 of 683 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 149 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 53 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 397 | Number of coins (n) | 683 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.58 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.72 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.66 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 35.57 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 168.34 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 3,366,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 190.57 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.24% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 8,114.53 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 56,226 kg <br /> 56,226 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 20,286.33 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Prokopov, Ilya (1994), The Tetradrachms of First Macedonian Region. Classification of Coins from Type Head of Artemis/Club from Coin Hoards of Bulgaria, Sofia.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ 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.
