Pella, Group II (Philip II), gold, staters (Apollo/charioteer) (336-328 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9481

336 BCE - 328 BCE Gold 293,419 kg

Description

Obverse:	Laureate head of Apollo to right
Reverse:	ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek).Charioteer driving chariot drawn by two rearing horses to right, holding reins in his left hand and goad in his right

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Pella

Ancient region:

Macedon

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC)

Chronology

From

336 BCE

to

328 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Gold

Median weight in grams

8.55

Denomination:

stater

Standard:

Attic

Image

]]H 95 - Pella, gold, stater, 345-310 BC.jpg [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Le Rider 1977, Pella, groupe II
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 6662-6664, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 95, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 3.2, n° 846
Coin series web reference:	https://numismatics.org/pella/id/pella.philip ii.289 https://numismatics.org/pella/id/pella.philip ii.290 https://numismatics.org/pella/id/pella.philip ii.291 https://numismatics.org/pella/id/pella.philip ii.292

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	34	22.82	34	5.43	59, 64, 71, 72, 74, 79, 80, 88, 100, 107, 110, 113, 115, 116, 118, 119, 122, 123, 127, 129, 134, 138, 144, 147, 148, 151, 153, 154, 160, 166, 167, 171, 174, 175
2	25	16.78	50	7.99	37, 39, 48, 55, 66, 85, 93, 98, 102, 104, 108, 111, 117, 120, 121, 125, 126, 132, 133, 141, 150, 157, 161, 169, 172
3	21	14.09	63	10.06	31, 36, 41, 49, 62, 69, 70, 78, 90, 95, 99, 103, 105106, 109, 124, 136, 139, 146, 152, 168
4	17	11.41	68	10.86	38, 42, 46, 54, 63, 68, 76, 77, 86, 89, 96, 137, 142, 149, 156, 168, 173
5	4	2.68	20	3.19	83, 84, 94, 140
6	20	13.42	120	19.17	29, 40, 43, 45, 47, 50, 51, 58, 60, 65, 67, 73, 81, 87, 92, 112, 114, 128, 165, 170
7	13	8.72	91	14.54	32, 33, 44, 56, 61, 82, 91, 101, 145, 158, 163, 164, 167
8	3	2.01	24	3.83	30, 52, 166
9	2	1.34	18	2.88	34, 135
10	1	0.67	10	1.6	143
11	3	2.01	33	5.27	97, 130, 159
13	2	1.34	26	4.15	57, 162
14	2	1.34	28	4.47	35, 155
19	1	0.67	19	3.04	75
22	1	0.67	22	3.51	53
Total	149 of 149	99.97	626 of 626	99.99

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	149	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	34
Number of reverse dies (r)	243	Number of coins (n)	626
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	4.2	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2.58
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.63	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	22.82 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	171.59	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	3,431,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	195.54	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00018
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	94.57%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	7,296.46
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	293,419 kg <br /> 293,419 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	18,241.16

Remarks

Certainly military