Aradus (Philip III), silver, tetradrachms (Heracles/seated Zeus) (323-316 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9198

323 BCE - 316 BCE Silver 31,604 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress.
Reverse:	Several legends: (BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ) ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ; BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, AP (civic) monogram below throne

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Aradus

Ancient region:

Phoenicia

Modern country: Syria

Authority:

Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Macedonian kingdom, Philipp III Arrhidaeus (Argead king, 323-317 BC)

Chronology

From

323 BCE

to

316 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

17.05

Denomination:

tetradrachm

Standard:

Attic

Image

]]S 38 - Aradus (Philip III), silver, tetradrachms (320-316 BCE).jpg [1]

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° 876-877 (Group V, Series 1-2), p. 31, n° 880-898 (Group V, Series 3-4), n° 904-923 (Group V, Series 5), p. 32-33, n° 933-980 (Group V, Series 6-8), p. 33-34, n° 986-1025 (Group V, Series 9-10), p. 34-35, n° 1032-1086 (Group V, Series 11)
Coin series reference:
Coin series web reference:	http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.P139 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.P141 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.P142 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.P144 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.P14 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.P148 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.P151 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.P152 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.P153 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3339 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.P155 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.P156 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3336 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.P158 http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3338

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	24	35.29	24	13.56	84;199;200;202;203;204;211;212;219;222;223;225;236;238;239;241;242;243;248;250;251;252;258;261
2	14	20.59	28	15.82	205;218;220;221;224;228;229;237;244;246;249;257;260;263
3	10	14.71	30	16.95	197;206;208;210;213;227;230;245;247;262
4	10	14.71	40	22.6	198;201;207;215;231;232;233;253;254;259
5	7	10.29	35	19.77	209;216;226;234;235;240;256
6	2	2.94	12	6.78	217;255
8	1	1.47	8	4.52	214
Total	68 of 68	100	177 of 177	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	68	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	24
Number of reverse dies (r)	150	Number of coins (n)	177
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2.6	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.18
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	2.21	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	35.29 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	92.68	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	1,853,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	110.42	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00010
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	86.44%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	3,819.59
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	31,604 kg <br /> 31,604 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	9,548.99

Remarks

Likely military