Aradus (Philip III), gold, staters (Athena/Nike) (323-316 BCE)
From SILVER
323 BCE - 316 BCE Gold 33,298 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena to right, wearing pendant earring, necklace and a crested Corinthian helmet adorned with two olive leaves (?) and a serpent coiled to right |
| Reverse: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek).Nike standing left, holding wreath in her right hand and stylis with her left, at feet to left, ΔΙ above thunderbolt |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Aradus | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Syria | Authority: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Philipp III Arrhidaeus (Argead king, 323-317 BC), Macedonian kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 323 BCE | to | 316 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 8.56 | Denomination: | stater
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Duyrat 2005, p. 30, n° 874-875, 878-879 (Group V, Series 3), p. 31, n° 899-903 (Group V, Series 5), p. 30-31, n° 924-932 (Group V, Series 6), p. 33, n° 981-985 (Group V, Series 9), p. 34, n° 1026-1031 (Group V, Series 11) | ||
| 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° P138 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 13 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 18 | Number of coins (n) | 29 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.23 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.61 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.38 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 30.77 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 19.45 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 389,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 23.56 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 86.21% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,982.01 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 33,298 kg <br /> 33,298 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,455.01 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
