Argilos, silver, 6th staters (520-478 BCE)
From SILVER
520 BCE - 478 BCE Silver 2,510 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Protome of Pegasus left or right, galopping. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square divided in four triangles. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Argilos | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 520 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 478 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 2.60 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | hekte , sixth stater
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StandardStandard.: |
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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.]]1Liampi 2005, p. 106-107, no. 3-4 and 6. | ||
| 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.]]2HGC 3.1, n° 473-479 | ||
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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 | 14 | 56 | 14 | 32.56 | 4, 6, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17, 18, 26, 38, 43, 56, 58, 60 |
| 2 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 27.91 | 40, 42, 55, 57, 59, 61 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 20.93 | 3, 11, 39 |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18.6 | 13, 41 |
| Total | 25 of 25 | 100 | 43 of 43 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 25 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 14 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 43 | |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.72 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 56 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 48.26 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 965,200 |
| 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) | 59.72 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 67.44% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,782.01 |
| 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 | 2,510 kg <br /> 2,510 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 4,455.04 |
Remarks
Metrology p. 230-249.
