H 110 - Pella (Philip II), gold, hemihektai (345-336 BCE)
From SILVER
345 BCE - 336 BCE Gold 3,785 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek).Thunderbolt above, facing lion's head below. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Pella | 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: | Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 345 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 336 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Gold
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 0.75 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | hemihekte
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
H110 Apollon Pella.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Le Rider 19771Le Rider 1977 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMH2RQEMH, n° 110 | ||
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 | 8 | 40 | 8 | 13.11 | 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3.28 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 14.75 | 7, 16, 24 |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13.11 | 6, 25 |
| 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 16.39 | 8, 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 39.34 | 9, 10, 14, 15 |
| Total | 20 of 20 | 100 | 61 of 61 | 99.98 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 20 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 8 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 18 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 61 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.05 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.39 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.9 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 25.23 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 504,600 |
| 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) | 29.76 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 86.89% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,835.51 |
| 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 | 3,785 kg <br /> 3,785 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 12,088.78 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
