Pella (Antigonus gonatas), silver, tetradrachms (277-239 BCE)
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272 BCE - 272 BCE Silver 347 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΑΝΤΙΓΟΝΟΥ to left (Greek).Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre, monogram in inner left field |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Pella | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Antigonus II Gonatas (Antigonid king, 277/6-239 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 272 BCE | to | 272 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.00 | 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.]]1Panagopoulou 2001, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Panagopoulou 2020, p. 25-26 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 10 | 1 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 10 of 10 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 10 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 10 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 6 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.02 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 20,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.11 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00049 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 19,607.84 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 347 kg <br /> 347 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 49,019.61 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military Panagopoulou 2001: 8 coins, 1 obv.
