H 115 - Amphipolis (Philip II), silver, tetradrachms (348-328 BCE)
From SILVER
348 BCE - 328 BCE Silver 60,437 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek).Youth on horseback right, holding palm branch, below horse's belly, aplustre, below raised foreleg, Π-pellet monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Amphipolis | 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: | Macedonian kingdom, Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 348 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 328 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.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 14.40 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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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.]]1Le Rider 1977 | ||
| 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.]]2RQEMH, n° 115 | ||
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 | 54 | 33.96 | 54 | 12.24 | 83, 87, 94, 95, 97, 99, 100, 109, 111, 119, 121, 124, 130, 131, 133, 134, 135, 139, 142, 146, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 157, 158, 159, 162, 164, 165, 167, 172, 178, 180, 182, 183, 184, 188, 192, 196, 199, 209, 211, 212, 216, 221, 224, 227, 228, 234, 239, 240 |
| 2 | 45 | 28.3 | 90 | 20.41 | 85, 88, 90, 98, 108, 110, 112, 113, 115, 116, 123, 127, 128, 129, 132, 136, 140, 141, 145, 147, 154, 156, 160, 161, 163, 168, 170, 181, 185, 186, 190, 191, 194, 197, 201, 203, 208, 213, 220, 223, 226, 229, 230, 233, 237 |
| 3 | 23 | 14.47 | 69 | 15.65 | 89, 91, 92, 96, 103, 106, 126, 138, 143, 148, 176, 193, 198, 200, 204, 205, 206, 207, 217, 222, 225, 235, 236 |
| 4 | 12 | 7.55 | 48 | 10.88 | 93, 104, 107, 117, 120, 125, 137, 144, 174, 189, 195, 241 |
| 5 | 10 | 6.29 | 50 | 11.34 | 102, 105, 122, 166, 175, 177, 214, 215, 218, 219 |
| 6 | 4 | 2.52 | 24 | 5.44 | 86, 114, 179, 187 |
| 7 | 4 | 2.52 | 28 | 6.35 | 84, 171, 173, 202 |
| 8 | 3 | 1.89 | 24 | 5.44 | 101, 118, 232 |
| 9 | 1 | 0.63 | 9 | 2.04 | 210 |
| 10 | 1 | 0.63 | 10 | 2.27 | 231 |
| 14 | 1 | 0.63 | 14 | 3.17 | 238 |
| 21 | 1 | 0.63 | 21 | 4.76 | 169 |
| Total | 159 of 159 | 100.02 | 441 of 441 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 159 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 54 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 302 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 441 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.77 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.46 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.9 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.96 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 209.85 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 4,197,000 |
| 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) | 248.65 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00011 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.76% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,203 |
| 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 | 60,437 kg <br /> 60,437 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 10,507.51 |
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