Argilos, silver, 48th staters (470-455 BCE)
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470 BCE - 455 BCE Silver 191 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Protome of Pegasus left or right. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | Quadripartite incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Argilos | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 470 BCE | to | 455 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.30 | Denomination: | 48th stater | Standard: |
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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.]]1Liampi 2005, p. 179-188, n° 101-127 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 3.1, n° 481 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 14 | 53.85 | 14 | 16.09 | 83, 86, 89, 91, 92, 94, 95, 97, 98, 100, 102, 103, 107, 108 |
| 2 | 3 | 11.54 | 6 | 6.9 | 88, 90, 101 |
| 3 | 2 | 7.69 | 6 | 6.9 | 93, 106 |
| 4 | 2 | 7.69 | 8 | 9.2 | 87, 96 |
| 5 | 2 | 7.69 | 10 | 11.49 | 85, 105 |
| 8 | 1 | 3.85 | 8 | 9.2 | 104 |
| 11 | 1 | 3.85 | 11 | 12.64 | 84 |
| 24 | 1 | 3.85 | 24 | 27.59 | 99 |
| Total | 26 of 26 | 100.01 | 87 of 87 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 26 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 14 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 22 | Number of coins (n) | 87 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.35 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.95 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.85 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 53.85 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 31.82 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 636,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 37.08 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 83.91% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,468.26 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 191 kg <br /> 191 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 13,670.65 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Metrology p. 230-249; Liampi 2005, p. 191-192, n° 128-130: reverse: APKI in quadripartite incuse square
