Pella? (Perseus), silver, heavy tetradrachms (179-172 BCE)
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179 BCE - 172 BCE Silver 11,172 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Perseus to right |
| Reverse: | BAΣI-ΛEΩΣ / ΠEΡ-ΣEΩΣ (Greek).Eagle with spread wings standing right on thunderbolt, above, monogram of AY, to right, monogram of HP, between the eagle's legs, AN, all within oak wreath, in exergue, plow to right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Pella | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Perseus (Antigonid king, c. 212-166 BC), Macedonian kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 179 BCE | to | 172 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.80 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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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.]]1De Luca 2021, p. 41-51 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 6802, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 3.1, n° 1091 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 4 | 12.12 | 4 | 1.1 | 8, 10, 15, 29 |
| 2 | 4 | 12.12 | 8 | 2.2 | 1, 3, 4, 31 |
| 3 | 2 | 6.06 | 6 | 1.65 | 5, 33 |
| 4 | 2 | 6.06 | 8 | 2.2 | 14, 23 |
| 5 | 1 | 3.03 | 5 | 1.38 | 24 |
| 6 | 4 | 12.12 | 24 | 6.61 | 6, 7, 9, 22 |
| 10 | 1 | 3.03 | 10 | 2.75 | 30 |
| 11 | 2 | 6.06 | 22 | 6.06 | 11, 12 |
| 12 | 2 | 6.06 | 24 | 6.61 | 16, 17 |
| 13 | 1 | 3.03 | 13 | 3.58 | 25 |
| 14 | 1 | 3.03 | 14 | 3.86 | 18 |
| 16 | 1 | 3.03 | 16 | 4.41 | 28 |
| 18 | 2 | 6.06 | 36 | 9.92 | 19, 20 |
| 21 | 1 | 3.03 | 21 | 5.79 | 26 |
| 24 | 1 | 3.03 | 24 | 6.61 | 2 |
| 28 | 2 | 6.06 | 56 | 15.43 | 21, 27 |
| 32 | 1 | 3.03 | 32 | 8.82 | 13 |
| 40 | 1 | 3.03 | 40 | 11.02 | 32 |
| Total | 33 of 33 | 99.99 | 363 of 363 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 33 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 123 | Number of coins (n) | 363 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 11 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.95 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.73 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 12.12 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 33.25 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 665,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 36.3 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00055 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.9% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 21,834.59 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 11,172 kg <br /> 11,172 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 54,586.47 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Certainly military Obv. 33 is shared by tetradrachms of heavy and light weights
References
- ^ De Luca, Federico (2021), The tetradrachms of Perseus of Macedonia, Cassino, 123 p.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.
