Amphipolis (Alexander the Great), silver, didrachms (Heracles/seated Zeus) (332-320 BCE)
From SILVER
332 BCE - 320 BCE Silver 3,621 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of young Heracles right in lion skin headdress |
| Reverse: | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle on extended right hand and scepter in left, kerykeion in left field |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Amphipolis | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Macedonian kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 332 BCE | to | 320 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.60 | Denomination: | didrachm
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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.]]1Troxell 1997, p. 33-34 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Price 1991, n° 24, 37, 40, 45, 49, 62, 68, 72, 78A, 80, 94 and 107 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 14 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 31 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.21 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 21.05 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 421,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 25.53 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,945.37 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 3,621 kg <br /> 3,621 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,363.42 |
Remarks
Most likely more than 2 workstations Likely military
References
- ^ Troxell, Hyla A. (1997), Studies in the Macedonian Coinage of Alexander the Great, Numismatic Studies 21, New York, 161 p., 31 pl.
- ^ Price, Martin Jessop (1991), The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: a British Museum Catalogue, 2 vol., Zürich-London, 637 p., 637 p., clix pl.
