Macedonia (uncertain mint) (Philip VI Andriscus), silver, drachms (149-148 BCE)
From SILVER
149 BCE - 148 BCE Silver 194 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head r. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek).Herakles l., rhyton, club, lion's skin |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Macedonia (uncertain mint) | 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 VI Andriscus (149-148 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 149 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 148 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 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 | 4.00 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
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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.]]1Campana 2018f, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Bourrieau 2019, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Bourrieau - Olivier 2024 | ||
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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). |
| 3 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 42.86 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 57.14 | 1 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 7 of 7 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 3 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 7 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.5 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 2.42 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 48,400 |
| 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) | 2.8 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,785.12 |
| 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 | 194 kg <br /> 194 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 14,462.81 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military
References
- ^ Campana, Alberto (2018), "La monetazione di Filippo VI Andrisco e un importante riconio su denario romano", Monete Antiche, 101, p. 27-34.
- ^ Bourrieau, Pierre (2019), "Les drachmes surfrappées d’Andriscos (ca 150-148) : des monnaies entre Rome, la Macédoine et la Thrace", Bulletin de la Société Française de Numismatique 74 (4), p. 98-105.
- ^ Bourrieau, Pierre - Olivier, Julien (2024), "Le monnayage d'Andriscos reconsidéré," Revue Numismatique, 181, p. 143-167.
