Argilos, silver, 6th staters (520-478 BCE)
From SILVER
520 BCE - 478 BCE Silver 2,510 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Protome of Pegasus left or right, galopping. |
| Reverse: | Incuse square divided in four triangles. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Argilos | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 520 BCE | to | 478 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC |
Physical description
| Metal: | Silver |
Median weight in grams | 2.60 | Denomination: | hekte |
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. 106-107, no. 3-4 and 6. | ||
| 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° 473-479 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 25 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 14 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 43 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.72 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 56 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 48.26 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 965,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 59.72 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 67.44% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,782.01 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,510 kg <br /> 2,510 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 4,455.04 |
Remarks
Metrology p. 230-249.