Pella (Philip II), silver, drachms (359-348 BCE)
From SILVER
359 BCE - 348 BCE Silver 536 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress. |
| Reverse: | ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek).Youth on horseback left, raising hand and holding palm forward, monogram below. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Pella | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Macedonian kingdom, Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 359 BCE | to | 348 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.55 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: |
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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.]]1Le Rider 1977, Group I | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 119 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 18.18 | 23, 27 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 18.18 | 34 |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 27.27 | 35 |
| 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 36.36 | 28 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 11 of 11 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 11 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.83 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.55 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 151,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.17 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 81.82% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,913.91 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 536 kg <br /> 536 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,284.77 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
