Amphipolis (Philip II), gold, staters (Apollo/charioteer driving biga) (340-328 BCE)
From SILVER
340 BCE - 328 BCE Gold 156,157 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek).Charioteer driving biga right, trident head below horses |
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: | Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 340 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 328 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Gold
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 8.55 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater
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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.]]1Le Rider 1977 | ||
| 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.]]2RQEMH, n° 98 | ||
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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 | 26 | 33.33 | 26 | 8.5 | 4, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 39, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 63, 64, 65, 77, 78, 79 |
| 2 | 9 | 11.54 | 18 | 5.88 | 19, 33, 42, 45, 50, 53, 57, 59, 70 |
| 3 | 11 | 14.1 | 33 | 10.78 | 5, 9, 25, 32, 34, 35, 49, 61, 62, 74, 76 |
| 4 | 10 | 12.82 | 40 | 13.07 | 6, 14, 30, 41, 44, 48, 58, 60, 72, 75 |
| 5 | 6 | 7.69 | 30 | 9.8 | 37, 40, 67, 68, 69, 73 |
| 6 | 3 | 3.85 | 18 | 5.88 | 3, 7, 43 |
| 7 | 3 | 3.85 | 21 | 6.86 | 36, 46, 66 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.28 | 8 | 2.61 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 3.85 | 27 | 8.82 | 12, 38, 47 |
| 10 | 2 | 2.56 | 20 | 6.54 | 2, 27 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.28 | 11 | 3.59 | 13 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.28 | 14 | 4.58 | 26 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.28 | 17 | 5.56 | 71 |
| 23 | 1 | 1.28 | 23 | 7.52 | 31 |
| Total | 78 of 78 | 99.99 | 306 of 306 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 78 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 26 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 122 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 306 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.92 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.51 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.56 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 91.32 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,826,400 |
| 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) | 104.68 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00017 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 91.5% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 6,701.71 |
| 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 | 156,157 kg <br /> 156,157 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 16,754.27 |
Remarks
Certainly military
